Warding off Clinical Validation Denials with Improved Documentation
Clinical validation (CV) denials are plaguing us lately. When I work on projects entailing medical record review, I must admit that it is not unusual
Clinical validation (CV) denials are plaguing us lately. When I work on projects entailing medical record review, I must admit that it is not unusual
Today I would like to share my opinion on proactive provider documentation decision-making technology. I am completely supportive of genuinely concurrent (that is, occurring in
Today I would like to call your attention to Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI), A21.A1, versus demand ischemia, I24.89. I frequently see denials associated with
I am the Co-Director of the Intensive Course in Medical Documentation: Clinical, Legal and Economic Implications for Healthcare Providers. It is a course created to
I wanted to write today about the Coding Clinic from the American Hospital Association for the third quarter of 2020 – specifically, pages 28-29, titled
Initially seen as a temporary solution in response to the pandemic, telehealth has proven its value and is clearly here to stay. But with this
Last week I talked about the greater integration needed between clinical documentation integrity (CDI) and utilization review (UR), and with the nudge of Laurie Johnson,
There has been growing interest in the intersection of utilization review (UR) and clinical documentation integrity (CDI). With greater recent changes, such as more UR
Today, I am touching on multiple topics that I found interesting over the past few weeks. Medscape ran a story by Dr. Bruce Cohen at
Today I am going to go over what I picked up from the American Hospital Association’s (AHA’s) Coding Clinic for the second quarter of 2023.
When I was a medical student in the late 90s, one of my attendings sectioned off a third of the sheet of paper in the
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