Articles for May 16, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Setting sail for the ACDIS 2019 conference

May 16, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Melissa Varnavas

The temperature here, just north of Boston, is hovering around 40 degrees. There was talk of possible snow flurries this week. Right now, it’s gray, misting. The wind is blowing.

At the ACDIS main office more than a dozen staff gathered around the table...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

News: CMS clarifies E/M documentation, billing requirements for teaching physicians

May 16, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

On May 3, CMS released MLN Matters MM11171, which clarifies language in the Medicare Claims...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

News: Analysis suggests CMS policy change triggered a spike in reported SOI

May 16, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News, Quality & Regulatory

A reported spike in SOI in inpatient Medicare beneficiaries may, at first glance, seem to indicate a sicker population, a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

News: Most qSOFA-positive patients don’t have sepsis, study finds

May 16, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

The qSOFA is often used as a predictive assessment to determine if a patient has sepsis, allowing the hospital to start the various sepsis care measures faster and potentially save more lives. A new study published in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

Q&A: Coding Type 2 MI and demand ischemia

May 16, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: If Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) and demand ischemia are both documented, should I code only Type 2 MI based on the Excludes 1 note found in the Tabular List under demand ischemia?

For example, a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

ACDIS update: DRG validation and denials management paper released

May 16, 2019
Clinical & Coding, Denials & Appeals, Quality & Regulatory

This new paper from Elsevier, defines the process of DRG validation and how it can benefit provider organizations by ensuring that the correct information is communicated the first time.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

ACDIS update: New sample queries available in the Resource Library

May 16, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

The ACDIS Forms & Tools Library Committee recently approved nine new sample queries for publication in the ACDIS Resource Library. Additionally, the committee has included...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

ACDIS update: Quarterly Membership Conference Call today, May 16

May 16, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS members are invited to participate in ACDIS’ Quarterly Membership Conference Call today, Thursday, May 16. During the call, the ACDIS Advisory Board and members of the ACDIS administration team will discuss the recently released white paper, “CDI...Read More »

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