Archive for August 2020
Monthly CDI Scenario Discussion – September 2020
Topic: Acute Liver Failure H&P: 52-year-old male presents to the ER with change in mental status and abdominal pain per family. Family also reports drowsiness, weakness, and fatigue. Unable to eat or drink due to abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Reports occasional alcohol use, and Tylenol twice daily for arthritic pain. PMH: Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, DM2,…
Read MoreImplementation Guidance for FY21 E/M Code Changes
On January 1, 2021, the American Medical Association will implement the largest change to the CPT* evaluation and management (E/M) office visit codes in almost 30 years. The code changes impact some of the most frequently used E/M codes (office and other outpatient visit codes 99201-99205 and 99211-99215) requiring significant changes in provider office and…
Read MoreSecond Level Reviews: Two Heads are Better Than One
Please click the button below to download a copy of Staci Josten’s ACDIS Lightening Round presentation from the ACDIS Virtual Conference, “Second Level Reviews: Two Heads are Better Than One.”
Read MoreMonthly CDI Scenario Discussion – August 2020
Topic: Poisoning/Overdose Scenario: 65 yr. old female with Metastatic Bone Cancer on oral Dilaudid with Chronic Back Pain due to the cancer H&P: Pt arrived to the ER due to diminished responsiveness per family and found to have hypersomnolence. CT of head ordered and negative for stroke, labs reveal nothing significant. Per review of prior…
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