CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 26

ACDIS tip: Highlights from AHA Coding Clinic, second quarter 2023

June 29, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC

I enjoy reading the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinics, watching for consistency in direction, and testing myself to see if I would agree with the conclusions reached. The second quarter, AHA ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 26

Local chapter update: Have you signed up yet to attend the live panel discussion for chapter leaders?

June 29, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Are you a current volunteer assisting an ACDIS local chapter or networking group in some capacity? The ACDIS Chapter Advisory Committee will now be hosting a panel discussion for all such volunteers to attend twice a year, starting with...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 25

Note from the Director of Programming: Growing the next generation of great CDI leaders

June 22, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Leadership Council

by Rebecca Hendren

Effective leaders are the most valuable asset any company has. Think about the great leaders or managers in your own career. What was it that made them stand out? What was it that made them great? Often, it’s because they took the time to help us develop new...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 25

News: 395 new 2024 ICD-10-CM codes finalized by CMS, tables and descriptions updated

June 22, 2023
Clinical & Coding, News

On June 16, CMS announced 395 new diagnosis codes, 25 deletions, and 13 revisions for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 ICD-10-CM code set, which is finalized to take effect on October 1, 2023. CMS also updated the 2024 addendum, code...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 25

News: Key drivers of physician practice acquisition include finance and policies, survey shows

June 22, 2023
News

About 94% of physicians find operating a practice has become more financially and administratively difficult, according to a new report from the American Hospital...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 25

News: Report predicts overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans will exceed $75 billion in 2023

June 22, 2023
Clinical & Coding, News

A new report conducted by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics has suggested that overpayments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans could exceed $75 billion this year, ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 25

Q&A: Primary, principal, and secondary diagnoses

June 22, 2023
Ask ACDIS, Education

Q: Sometimes I confuse the secondary diagnosis for the primary diagnosis. Do you have any tips for me to help me discern better?

A: This question touches on several concepts essentially at the core of CDI practices. I think you are confusing...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 25

ACDIS update: Meet the 2023 CDI Professional of the Year award recipient in new ACDIS Podcast episode

June 22, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Every year prior to the ACDIS conference, CDI professionals can nominate their peers for CDI excellence and achievement. The CDI Professional of the Year award recognizes an individual who stands out as a consummate representative of the best attributes of a CDI professional. Which is why we're...Read More »

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