JoAnn Baker, CCS, CPC, COC , defines sepsis and septic shock, and delves into the emerging initiative to integrate AI into the diagnosis and treatment process.
Kathy Dorich, MSN, RN, CCDS, CPHQ , explains two types of DRG reconciliation processes that she has implemented to alleviate conflict between coding and CDI departments.
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that four popular pretest risk assessment models for evaluating risk of hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism in inpatients did “not perform particularly well.”
Make sure staff who handle audit requests understand when a missing signature should—or should not—trigger an automatic denial of your claims or prior authorization requests. Recent guidance from CMS clarifies how auditors should proceed when a medical record lacks a signature.
Our experts answer questions about querying a metabolic encephalopathy diagnosis and documenting the start of mechanical ventilation if a patient is intubated in another ED.
Hamilton Lempert, MD, FACEP, CEDC, reviews the basics of CPT critical care services and addresses common reporting questions, such as services that pass midnight, continuous care, and which clinical tasks count toward critical care.
by Sareem Wani, MD I recently took a personality test and, after answering a series of questions based on various case scenarios, learned that my strengths are in collaboration and education. It took...
