Documentation improvement

Gain valuable insights into a physician advisor's role in CDI, case management, and utilization review departments.

Identify ways to improve query processes and interdepartmental coordination to ensure patient safety indicators (PSI) are reported correctly.

Rabies is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system. Refresh on reporting protocols for rabies exposure and treatments in ICD-10-CM.

Review how to tell the difference between complete, valid orders and those that fall short.

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.

Assess how to improve documentation and reimbursement for chronic conditions.

Review how to support correct coding and avoid denials for mechanical ventilation.

Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, explains how to report neonatal respiratory failure, including meconium aspiration, failure to thrive, and associated symptoms in ICD-10-CM.

Tonya Chandler, RHIT, writes about mental health status in youth, clarifies possible contributing factors, and explains how to report mental and behavioral conditions in ICD-10-CM with several case scenarios.

Orthopedists perform injections and aspirations to address a range of ailments, but reporting injections can be difficult. This article reviews proper CPT coding for sacroiliac joint injections and joint arthrocentesis.