Day: August 17, 2026

I was sent this email from a coder at a local hospital. I do not handle facility coding so wanted to get some help for the correct answer. Thanks We treat patients in the ER and apply a splint to the finger or arm, the nurse usually documents the application of the splint. We bill a facility…

1. Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un  The New York Times
2. Fact check: Every single part of this Trump story about South Korea is wrong  CNN
3. ‘Not the way it works’: Korea’s miscalculation on trade may cost them on security  Politico
4. Trump says North Korea’s Kim has responded to his overtures  Reuters
5. Trump lashes out at South Korea over its refusal to join Iran war  PBS

1. Maps capture the travel strain on USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier  USA Today
2. Middle East demands are testing America’s Pacific presence  axios.com
3. Xi, Putin, Kim Flex Muscles in Pacific as Trump Pulls Last Aircraft Carrier  Newsweek
4. Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, where hardship and resilience share quarters  CNN
5. Families of US sailors denounce Trump and Hegseth for ‘dismissing their experiences and calling them liars’  theguardian.com

1. Trump says North Korea’s Kim has responded to his overtures  Reuters
2. Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un  The New York Times
3. Analyst says Trump is signaling displeasure with South Korea by scaling back joint military exercise  AP News
4. ‘Not the way it works’: Korea’s miscalculation on trade may cost them on security  Politico
5. South Korea must brace for ‘worst-case scenario,’ President Lee says, as Trump cuts military drills  CNBC

1. Trump says North Korea’s Kim has responded to his overtures  Reuters
2. South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises  The Seattle Times
3. ‘Not the way it works’: Korea’s miscalculation on trade may cost them on security  politico.com
4. Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un  The New York Times
5. Fact check: Every single part of this Trump story about South Korea is wrong  CNN

1. Trump says North Korea’s Kim has responded to his overtures  Reuters
2. Fact check: Every single part of this Trump story about South Korea is wrong  CNN
3. Donald Trump’s cuts to military drills stir doubts about US resolve in Asia  Financial Times
4. ‘Not the way it works’: Korea’s miscalculation on trade may cost them on security  Politico
5. Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un  The New York Times