NICU/patients under 28 days

acbuckle@gundersenhealth.orgacbuckle@gundersenhealth.org
in Pediatrics

My organization is looking to expand our CDI coverage to our NICU/<28 days population. Does anyone else currently review these patients?


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  • morris-jeff@CooperHealth.edumorris-jeff@CooperHealth.edu

    Yes, We are a freestanding Children's and Women's Hospital with a NICU. Shoot me an email if you have any questions.

    Jeff

    jwmorris@health.southalabama.edu

  • acbuckle@gundersenhealth.orgacbuckle@gundersenhealth.org

    Thanks so much, I will email you!


  • jackietouch@aol.comjackietouch@aol.com
    Yes, we review NICU patients also. Please feel free to e-mail.

    Jackie Touch
    jtouch@choc.org
  • hillsandovals@email.chop.eduhillsandovals@email.chop.edu

    Hi, yes we do at the Children's Hospital of Phila


    Steph

  • lnsavage10@yahoo.comlnsavage10@yahoo.com
    Would any of you that do reviews of NICU, please share where you have been able to find documentation opportunity? I would love to expand, but of course have to show the need :)
  • morris-jeff@CooperHealth.edumorris-jeff@CooperHealth.edu

    Clarifying "respiratory distress" as HDM/RDS

    Clarifying "suspected sepsis" as either confirmed dx of sepsis or ruled out

    Clarifying electrolyte abnormalities instead of just listing abnormal lab values

    ABLA in infants who have pulmonary or IVH's

    Maternal conditions affecting newborn

    These are just a few that I can think of off the top of my head...I'll think of more eventually, lol

    Jeff

    jwmorris@health.southalabama.edu

  • hillsandovals@email.chop.eduhillsandovals@email.chop.edu
    Hi to add to Jeff's list..."shock", "resp failure".

    Steph
  • klabofish@mwph.orgklabofish@mwph.org

    We also clarify Chronic Lung Disease and Feeding difficulties at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

  • jackietouch@aol.comjackietouch@aol.com
    Specifying degree of HIE (for hospitals doing cooling). This is especially important now as the neonatal HIE code appears to not be limited to <28 days any longer. I was so excited the other day that I didn't get an age edit warning when I entered it on a patient >28 days of age!!!

    Jackie Touch
  • Shannon.DiSilvestroShannon.DiSilvestro
    https://forums.acdis.org/discussion/comment/16152#Comment_16152

    Hi Jeff, We have recently started reviewing NICU cases for opportunity and started a program as of Feb 2023. We have a Level 3 nicu and I am finding lots of opportunity especially with respiratory distress unspecified, not documenting HIE and doing cooling. I am having a lot of push back from the coders regarding coding maternal conditions. I was wondering if you could give me any direction and or education on this?

    My emails is Shannon.DiSilvestro@uchicagomedicine.org

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