The theme for the sixth annual CDI Week celebration (which takes place September 19-23) totally rocks! This year, our theme is “CDI in Concert: Your Ticket to Collaboration.” Our poster, fact sheet, and other materials will be available soon. Please check out our...Read More »
The Ohio ACDIS Chapter meets on March 23 at the University Hospitals’ customer service center in Highland Hills, in the lower level media room 1500. The registration begins at 5:15 p.m. and dinner and networking happen from 5:30-6 p.m.Read More »
CMS recently released the 2017 ICD-10-PCS code updates and guidelines, which include changes to certain root operations. Of the updates, the most notable modifications include the addition of root operation for...Read More »
Q: What is the correct procedure code for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy? Our coder coded 0DQ68ZZ, which groups to DRG 326, the same as an esophagectomy. The relative weight (RW) is 5.45. This does not seem right. Could you please clarify?...Read More »
In ACDIS’ early years, there were only three or four state, or regionally, focused networking groups. Those groups gathered a dozen or two dozen participants. Fast forward nine years and some of those groups now have rosters with hundreds of names and host meetings with hundreds of participants...Read More »
When it comes to providing high-quality patient care, most American hospitals simply don’t. That’s if the recent round of five-star rankings from CMS are to be believed. About 1,700 hospitals (39%) earned just three out of five stars, an “average” rating. Just as consumers need to examine...Read More »