ACDIS update: Hot topics on the ACDIS Forum

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 8

ACDIS members help each other daily on the ACDIS Forum.

Often those questions posted in a moment of need or curiosity spur on larger discussions among the ACDIS community. Why not join in on one of those conversations? Here are a few hot topics right now on the Forum:

  • Changing to Sepsis-3 criteria: Discuss tactics for transitioning from using Sepsis-2 to Sepsis-3 criteria, educating providers, and dealing with denials.
  • CDI in the ED: Lend your voice to the conversation on CDI expansion into the ED. Share what’s worked for you or get some advice from those already reviewing these records.
  • DRG or clinical validation: Join in on the conversation about CDI specialist’s role in clinical validation and potential collaboration with the denials management department.
  • HIM concurrent coder and RN CDI partnering: Share your experience with CDI/coder collaboration and discuss how it can further your CDI program without stretching yourself too thin.
  • Bronchial washing versus brochoalveolar washing coding: Talk through the coding advice related to bronchial and brochoalveolar washing and the need for queries.
  • “Treated as gram negative pneumonia:” Discuss how to educate providers regarding the use of the phrase “treated as” and share query tips for clarifying pneumonia specificity.

Editor’s note: New to the ACDIS Forum? Learn how to participate here.

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ACDIS Guidance, Education