Coder vs CDI

Coder vs CDI

By Allen Frady and Amy Czahor Producer: Kyle BoydNewsMedicineHealth & FitnessEducation
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Coder vs CDI episodes

  • 2022 Query Practice Brief: CvC SPECIAL EDITION - Allen & Kyle react to the new query brief...unedited.

    The new compliant query brief has arrived! 

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    *Edit from the Intro and first few minutes.   Clinical validation does apply to coders...but the coders usually require SPECIAL training to do it well.   We were both right but we skip over all the context as we were rushing through the brief. 
     
     Coder vs. CDI is the industry's first talk show format podcast focused on bringing you interesting and new perspectives on clinical and coding topics. Regularly you'll hear the voices of Allen Frady, Amy Czahor, and Kyle Boyd discussing things that we all think but nobody wants to say out loud. Make sure you listen to our Saturday episodes when Dr. Stark, Physician Advisor Extraordinaire, will answer YOUR questions on clinical and coding topics -  You can submit your questions here.

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    1 hr 56 min
  • CvC Podcast - Is word indexing leading to inappropriate codes? Acidosis? Salt, fat and heat.

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    Coder vs. CDI is the industry's first talk show format podcast focused on bringing you interesting and new perspectives on clinical and coding topics. Regularly you'll hear the voices of Allen Frady, Amy Czahor, and Kyle Boyd discussing things that we all think but nobody wants to say out loud. Make sure you listen to our Saturday episodes when Dr. Stark, Physician Advisor Extraordinaire, will answer YOUR questions on clinical and coding topics -  You can submit your questions here.

    References from the show: 

    • Brundage Tip
    • Most Current Stat Pearl on Lactic Acidosis
    • Allen’s article from 2019
    • Remer Article on acidosis from 2020
    • Elevated Lactate without Acidosis

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    1 hr
  • CvC Shorts - Inside the pod. To err is human, to forgive is...?

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    Coder vs. CDI is the industry's first talk show format podcast focused on bringing you interesting and new perspectives on clinical and coding topics. Regularly you'll hear the voices of Allen Frady, Amy Czahor, and Kyle Boyd discussing things that we all think but nobody wants to say out loud. Make sure you listen to our Saturday episodes when Dr. Stark, Physician Advisor Extraordinaire, will answer YOUR questions on clinical and coding topics -  You can submit your questions here.

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    9 min
  • CvC discussions - Should we even code asymptomatic hyponatremia???

    This episode terminology:

    Hypo- Low.   Na - Sodium .  Emia - presence in blood.
    Hyponatremia: Low sodium presence in blood

    Pseudo-False.  Hypo- Low.   Na - Sodium .  Emia - presence in blood.
    Pseudohyponatremia: False low sodium presence in blood.
    --Often happens when sodium is artificially driven from the extra-cellular space into the intracellular  space.
    ----Extra-Outside.  Cellular-pertaining  to cells:  Extracellular : Outside the cell
    ----Intra-Inside.  Cellular-pertaining to cells:  Intracellular: Inside the cell


    Links to things discussed:
    - JAMA Podcast
    - Diagnosis and management of hyponatremia
    - Urea for treatment of hyponatremia
    - Central Pontine Myelinolysis

    Coder vs. CDI is the industry's first talk show format podcast focused on bringing you interesting and new perspectives on clinical and coding topics. Regularly you'll hear the voices of Allen Frady, Amy Czahor, and Kyle Boyd discussing things that we all think but nobody wants to say out loud. Make sure you listen to our Saturday episodes when Dr. Stark, Physician Advisor Extraordinaire, will answer YOUR questions on clinical and coding topics -  You can submit your questions here.

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    27 min
  • CvC - Leyna Belcher educates us on productivity and why your program data is useless without a certain type of person...
    1. ACDIS report (pg.4 productivity)
    2. State of the industry webinar
    3. Hit a CDI Roadblock? Maybe Your Success Metrics Need a Tune-Up
    4. Moving Beyond the Standard Markers for Success (slides) (webinar)
    5. Implementing an Effective CDI Program
    6. Clinical Documentation Integrity Key Performance Indicators Practice Brief
    7. Clinical Documentation Integrity – Success in Written Policies and Procedures


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    57 min
  • Peds content. Jeff Morris talks RSV, SDOH, Resp Failure and AKI with the Coder vs CDI staff
    • RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus)
      • Incidence
      • Literature on the use of the rsv codes
      • More literature and incidence
      • Very interesting study quality management vs. surveillance with ICD10
    • Other Peds diagnoses
      • Documentation and Coding for the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators
      • Brundage group peds ARF
      • Interesting paper on pediatric AKI incidence


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    1 hr 14 min

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An exploration of CDI and ICD 10 challenges combined with a general discussion of popular health care topics.