Articles for July 21, 2011

CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15

Director’s Note: Help kick-off Clinical Documentation Improvement Week

July 21, 2011
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS is sponsoring the industry’s first Clinical Documentation Improvement Week on Sept. 18-24, 2011. As part of the week’s offerings, we are providing an industry outlook survey on a handful of hot topics in the CDI industry. The results of the survey will be made publicly available....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15

News: RACs target ventilator support

July 21, 2011
News, Quality & Regulatory

RACs can easily data-mine for noncompliance related to coding for ventilator support, says Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS, independent revenue cycle consultant in Madison, WI. For example, patients whose length of stay is fewer than two days can’t...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15

Tip: Root operations terminology will make a difference in ICD-10 coding

July 21, 2011
Clinical & Coding
ICD-10-PCS codes include one digit for the root operation that the provider performs. The root operation is always the third character in the seven-character code. The definitions of these root operations are consistent across other sections of ICD-10-PCS, although they may be represented by...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15

Q&A: Developing a query for malnutrition

July 21, 2011
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: Recently I have discussed the BMI and malnutrition status on patients with our Registered Dieticians (RD).  The question arose as to where our criteria came from.  I understand that the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15

News: Congratulations to new CCDS credentialees

July 21, 2011
News

The latest group of recipients of the CCDS credential met the requirements for the CCDS certification program and passed the exam in the period between April 2, 2011, and June 30, 2011. View the complete list here. ACDIS will continue to...Read More »