Adopting the Home Environment to the Work Environment
Documentation by association. My home office is located in Merritt Island, Florida, and if you’re not familiar with where that is, you’re not the first.
Documentation by association. My home office is located in Merritt Island, Florida, and if you’re not familiar with where that is, you’re not the first.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published online last week, but following review by members of the editorial board to correct minor factual errors, it has
Late physician signatures pose serious issues. In the last few months, I have had questions about late signatures on documentation come in from several clients.
All bad documentation is based on lies – the lies doctors (and all human beings) tell themselves. We always believe our lies, because they are
Understanding why a culture of compliance in coding and documentation is so important. Compliance is a large part of our duties in healthcare. It is
As the provision of healthcare changes, so too must clinical documentation improvement. I have always been convinced of the strong capabilities of current clinical documentation
New program for live CDI education is gaining traction. Last week, I shared details about a new activity I have been doing with a client
CMS proposes to ease burdens on providers. When it comes to the ever-changing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) agency rules and regulations, one
Sharing insights on assumptive coding When I was a physician advisor, I used to offer a diabetic Charcot joint as an example of why we
New CMS document features gems that fill risk adjustment voids for coding rules. Coders love rules. In risk adjustment coding, we live by the Official
Early documentation instruction sorely lacking Last week, during ICD10monitor’s Talk Ten Tuesdays broadcast, Larry Field, DO, treasurer of the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPE),
Each patient’s story should be told in the official record. The clinical documentation integrity (CDI) profession has only scratched the surface of instilling positive change
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