Happy Mardi Gras - “Laissez les bons temps rouler!”
Coding

Happy Mardi Gras – “Laissez les bons temps rouler!”

Today is Mardi Gras, which is French for “Fat Tuesday.”  It is the last day before lent starts tomorrow, Ash Wednesday.  This got me thinking of what medical diagnoses or conditions also have a French connection.  The first one we may think of is Guillain-Barre disease or syndrome.  While most

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The Impact of CDI and Coding Professionals
Clinical Documentation

The Impact of CDI and Coding Professionals

I often begin my day with an environmental scan. Last week, an article from Becker’s Clinical Leadership caught my eye, “Hospital mortality, infectionrates improve despite

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Can Any Physician Enter an Inpatient Order?
Clinical Documentation

Can Any Physician Enter an Inpatient Order?

Let’s talk about the term “attending physician.”  The simplest definition is the physician primarily responsible for a hospitalized patient’s care.  While there may be many

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