Knowing how authoritative criteria define acute respiratory failure in children and adults is the first step to correctly coding the condition. Physicians must accurately and completely document acute and/or chronic respiratory failure as defined by those criteria so coders can accurately assign the
codes. Coders and CDI specialists must understand the clinical indicators of respiratory failure so they know when to query a physician for additional information.
Join HCPro at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday, January 22, for the live, 90-minute webinar, Respiratory Failure Ins and Outs: Tackle Documentation and Coding Challenges. Respiratory failure expert speakers Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia L. Tang, RHIA, CCS, will review the clinical indicators and definitions of acute and chronic respiratory failure and explain what coders and CDI specialists need to see in the documentation. They will also offer tips for appealing Recovery Auditor denials for acute respiratory cases and explain how coding this condition will change in ICD-10-CM.
For more information, call 800/650-6787 and mention Source Code EZINEAD or visit the HCPro Healthcare Marketplace.