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CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

Cystic Fibrosis (CF)Definition:  A hereditary disorder characterized by thick secretions in the lungs, pancreas, liver, intestine, and other organs resulting in multi-system disease.    Median survival is approximately 50 years.  Diagnostic Criteria Lab work: Elevated...

e4health Team Spotlight – Carolyn Durham
e4health Team Spotlight – Carolyn Durham

Join us in celebrating Carolyn Durham, an RN, BS, and CCDS here at e4health!Can you share your journey from bedside nursing to your current role, and what inspired you to transition into the business side of healthcare? My journey in healthcare started off as...

e4health Team Spotlight- Patricia Ward
e4health Team Spotlight- Patricia Ward

  Join us in celebrating Patricia Ward, our Clinical Data Abstraction Manager, and explore how her leadership is driving innovation at e4health.Can you walk us through your career path and how it led you to your current role at e4health? I hold a Bachelor of...

e4health Team Spotlight- Scott Sifen
e4health Team Spotlight- Scott Sifen

  Join us in celebrating Scott Sifen, our Program Director, and explore how his leadership is driving innovation at e4health.Can you walk us through your career path and how it led you to your current role at e4health? I spent the first 10 years of my career at...

Coding Tip: LAP Flap (Lumbar Artery Perforator Flap)

The LAP flap is a type of autologous breast reconstruction that uses skin and tissue from the lower back and love handle to make a breast This detached tissue is used to make a breast and small arteries and veins are sutured under a microscope to allow the tissue to...

e4health Team Spotlight – Holly Wegley
e4health Team Spotlight – Holly Wegley

 Join us in celebrating Holly Wegley, who spent 13 years as a bedside nurse, primarily in the NICU, PICU, and across various pediatric specialties. She is now a CDI specialist here at e4health!Can you share your journey from bedside nursing to your current role, and...

CDI Tip: Immunodeficiency
CDI Tip: Immunodeficiency

Immunodeficiency or an immunocompromised state refers to a weakened immune system that results in more frequent infections that are more severe and last longer than usual. There are two types of immunodeficiency disorders: Primary and Secondary.    Primary disorders...

e4health Team Spotlight- Tim Brennan
e4health Team Spotlight- Tim Brennan

  Join us in celebrating Tim Brennan, our Senior Director of Healthcare IT and Operations Consulting, and explore how his leadership is driving innovation at e4health.Can you walk us through your career path and how it led you to your current role at e4health?...

Coding Tip: Endoscopic TransEsophageal Puncture (TEP)

TEP (Endoscopic TransEsophageal Puncture) is a new ICD-10-PCS valid with April 2025 discharges. A TEP with voice prosthesis provides the ability to speak after a total laryngectomy. A one-way valve implant is placed in a small hole that is made between the trachea and...