It's crucial to stay updated on the latest E/M codes and guidelines. To support your ongoing education and compliance efforts, we're pleased to share our new 2024 E/M Tip Sheet Bundle. Our bundle contains eight MDM tables representing all categories of E/M that...
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CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Pancytopenia
Jul 16, 2024 | CDI, Coding + CDI, Coding Tips, Education & Training, News
PancytopeniaPancytopenia: A hematologic condition where there is a lower-than-normal number of red and white blood cells and platelets in the blood. Common etiologies include, but are not limited to: Autoimmune disorders Bone marrow disorders Genetic disorders...
Enhancing Clinical Documentation: CDI Audit Achieves Significant Outcomes
May 16, 2024 | Case Study, CDI, Coding, Coding + CDI, News, Whitepaper
Discover how customer recently achieved significant results and improvements with e4health’s trusted CDI solutions and expertise.
Improving Query Compliance: An In-Depth Review of e4health’s Audit Proficiency
Mar 16, 2024 | Case Study, CDI, Coding, Coding + CDI, News, Whitepaper
When senior leadership at a mid-Atlantic health system faced the critical challenge of ensuring the appropriateness of provider responses to Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) queries, they turned to e4health.
CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Encephalopathy
Sep 12, 2024 | CDI, Coding + CDI, Coding Tips, Education & Training, News
EncephalopathyEncephalopathy: "Any diffuse disease of the brain that alters brain function or structure" according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders of Stroke. The term encephalopathy covers two broad groups of conditions: Acute encephalopathy - is...
CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Cerebral Edema & Brain Compression
Jun 13, 2024 | CDI, Coding + CDI, Coding Tips, Education & Training, News
Cerebral Edema & Brain CompressionCerebral Edema Definition: Swelling of the brain. Can result from a variety of derangements that can stem from trauma, hypoxia, infection, CVA, intracerebral hemorrhage, metabolic derangements, hepatitis, Reye syndrome, carbon...
CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Debridement
Apr 18, 2024 | CDI, Coding + CDI, Coding Tips, Education & Training, News
Debridement Excisional Debridement Definition: The surgical removal or cutting away of devitalized tissue, necrosis, and slough. Non-Excisional Debridement Definition: The nonoperative brushing, irrigating, scrubbing, or washing of devitalized tissue, necrosis,...
CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Coma
Mar 15, 2024 | CDI, Coding + CDI, Coding Tips, Education & Training, News
ComaDefinition: Deep state of unconsciousness where patients are unable to move or be aware of or respond to their surroundings with loss of thinking abilities however retain non-cognitive function and normal sleep patterns.Diagnostic CriteriaA comprehensive...
CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Malnutrition
Aug 15, 2024 | CDI, Coding + CDI, Coding Tips, Education & Training, News
Malnutrition Malnutrition: Deficiencies, excesses, imbalances, in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition covers 2 broad groups of conditions: 1) ‘Undernutrition’—which includes stunting (low height for age), wasting (low weight for...
CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
May 16, 2024 | CDI, Coding + CDI, Coding Tips, Education & Training, News
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Paroxysmal AF Definition: Episodes terminate either spontaneously or with treatment within 7 days; may recur Persistent AF Definition: AF is continuous and lasts > 7 days, fails to terminate spontaneously Long-standing Persistent AF...
Navigating Staffing Challenges: The Power of CDI Preceptorship
Apr 16, 2024 | Case Study, CDI, Coding, Coding + CDI, News, Whitepaper
When a Midwest-based provider of behavioral health services faced a critical challenge in its Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) operations, they turned to e4health.
Coding Tips: Complication Comorbidity Update
Feb 19, 2024 | Coding, Coding + CDI, Coding Tips, Education & Training, News
Complication Comorbidity UpdateSocial Determinants of Health (SDOH) codes Z59.00, Homelessness unspecified, Z59.01, Sheltered homelessness and Z59.02, Unsheltered homelessness will be considered CC’s (complication/comorbidity) beginning with October 1, 2023...