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CDI Tips: Intellectual Disability
CDI Tips: Intellectual Disability

Topic: Intellectual Disability Definition: Intellectual disability, formerly known as mental retardation, characterized by: Impairment of intellectual function (IQ< 70) Associated with adaptive behavior problems Begins prior to age 18 Disrupts abilities necessary...

Coding Tips: EDAC
Coding Tips: EDAC

Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse (EDAC) (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic)Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse (EDAC) refers to a condition where the posterior tracheal membrane excessively bows forward into the airway lumen during expiration, causing dynamic narrowing....

Coding Tips: Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
Coding Tips: Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm

Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic)AIVR is a hemodynamically stable rhythm and can occur after a myocardial infarction during the reperfusion phase or after cardiac ablation. Idioventricular rhythm is similar to ventricular tachycardia,...

e4health Named #1 HIM Advisory & Consulting Firm by Black Book™ for Third Consecutive Year
e4health Named #1 HIM Advisory & Consulting Firm by Black Book™ for Third Consecutive Year

e4health, a national leader in health information management (HIM), clinical documentation improvement (CDI), and health IT transformation, today announced it has been named the #1 ranked HIM Advisory & Consulting Firm in the 2026 Black Book™ Market Research survey — marking the company’s third consecutive year as the top‑rated firm in the nation.

October Coding Coven Recap: Wicked Tips & Tricks for Profee Coders & Auditors
October Coding Coven Recap: Wicked Tips & Tricks for Profee Coders & Auditors

Thank you to everyone who joined our October Coding Coven—a lively hour of profee coding insights, practical scenarios, and auditor-ready documentation tips. Below is a tight recap of key ideas to help you apply what you learned without giving away the full spell book. 🧙‍♀️

Coding Tips: Viral Myocarditis due to COVID-19 (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)
Coding Tips: Viral Myocarditis due to COVID-19 (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)

Viral Myocarditis due to COVID-19 (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic) There was a revision made to the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index, effective April 1, 2025 per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) during a recent...

Coding Tips: Zero Balance Ultrafiltration/Z-BUF (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)
Coding Tips: Zero Balance Ultrafiltration/Z-BUF (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)

Zero Balance Ultrafiltration/Z-BUF (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)Ultrafiltration is used to maintain volume management and/or filter the blood in order to reduce the adverse effects of hemodilution during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Hyperkalemia is common while on CPB and...

CDI Tips: Adult Obesity
CDI Tips: Adult Obesity

Adult Obesity Definition Obesity: Recognized as a BMI > 30. Morbid obesity: BMI > 40 or > 35 with at least one obesity related comorbid condition such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension or arthritis. Drug-induced obesity (iatrogenic obesity):...