December 6, 2021
Emmel Golden, MD, FCCP, CCDS
A secondary hypercoagulable state in patients with atrial fibrillation, a sticky subject. Does a secondary hypercoagulable state exist in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)? This…
October 4, 2021
Adriane Martin, DO, CCDS, FACOS
It is safe to say that since January of 2020 not a day has gone by without mention of Covid being made by the media…
August 2, 2021
Eli Freilich, MD, MMM, CHCQM-PHYADV, CCDS, CCDS-O
In this post-Covid error, managing denials is not the way to enhance revenue and reduce expenses. It is more important…
July 5, 2021
Brett Senor, MD, CCDS, CCDS-O
On February 2020 one of our colleagues…
June 7, 2021
Eli Freilich, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, CCDS, CCDS-O
June is the month commonly designated as burglary prevention month. It is a time that many of us go on vacation and leave our homes…
May 3, 2021
Emmel Golden, MD, FCCP, CCDS
The links to the article, Assessment of Potentially Preventable Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery and Association with Public vs Private Health Insurance and Comorbidites by…
April 13, 2021
Eli Freilich, MD, CCDS
So you thought hierarchical condition categories (HCCs) only mattered in the outpatient arena, but this is a common misconception! These diagnoses have an impact on various quality and mortality…
March 2, 2021
Adriane Martin, DO, CCDS, FACOS
Vaccines have been around since the 18th century when Edward Jenner introduced the smallpox vaccine in 1796. There are four general categories of vaccines that…
February 4, 2021
Brett Senor, MD, CRC, CCDS
In the hospital setting, 65-75% of AKI is caused by one of two etiologies: prerenal causes and acute tubular necrosis (ATN). What is a “prerenal”…
January 22, 2021
Emmel Golden, MD, FCCP, CCDS
Coding or not coding Brain compression (G93.5) caused by trauma is a topic of frequent discussion and confusion. Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2020 page 31,…
December 1, 2020
Eli Freilich, MD, CHCQM-PHY ADV, CCDS
As we welcome in 2021 and say goodbye to 2020, we are still dealing with many issues of 2020. Covid-19 and is it active infection…
November 2, 2020
Adriane Martin, DO, CCDS, FACOS
First it was Covid 19 then murder hornets and now it’s flu season. Thankfully, flu activity for the 2020-2021 season is low according to the…
