Articles for May 14, 2020

CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

Note from the ACDIS Director: CDI professionals, be proud of your response to COVID-19

May 14, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, News

by Brian Murphy

As director of ACDIS, I could not be prouder of the way our members and the CDI community as a whole have stepped up in the midst of the worst pandemic since the days of the Spanish flu. COVID-19 has overwhelmed emergency departments and ICUs, exposed flaws in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

News: FY 2021 IPPS proposed rule includes 600 code changes, 3.1% pay increase for acute care hospitals

May 14, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) proposed rule on Tuesday, May 11. Included is a proposed increase to hospital payment rates, the creation of a new MS-DRG...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

News: AMA issues checklist for medical practice reopening

May 14, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News, Outpatient CDI

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released a checklist to help medical practices shut down due to COVID-19 take steps to safely reopen, reported...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

News: 35% of CDI staff performing tasks outside of record review due to COVID-19

May 14, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, News, Education, Physician Queries

An ACDIS survey of CDI professionals found that almost 35% of CDI staff are being asked to perform duties outside of core record review activities.

Of more than 800 respondents, 35% reported CDI...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

Q&A: Sequencing sepsis and COVID-19

May 14, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, News

According to the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, first quarter 2020, “when COVID-19 meets the definition of principal or first-listed diagnosis, code U07.1, COVID-19, should be sequenced first, and followed by the appropriate codes for associated...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

ACDIS update: Last chance to get 50% off an online Boot Camp

May 14, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, CDI Management, Education

Hopefully you know all about our CDI Boot Camps by now. Maybe your facility has already held an in-person Boot Camp, or maybe you’ve seen some of the abundant...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

ACDIS update: Miss our membership tour? Watch the recording today!

May 14, 2020
ACDIS Guidance

Did you miss the lunchtime tour of the ACDIs membership benefits and website offerings with Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas and Editor Linnea Archibald? Don’t worry! The video was recorded and is available now in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

ACDIS update: Quarterly Membership Conference call next week, Thursday, May 21

May 14, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

ACDIS members are invited to participate in ACDIS’ Quarterly Membership Conference Call next Thursday, May 21, at 1 p.m. eastern. During the call, the ACDIS advisory board and members of the ACDIS administration team will discuss the 12 most common questions ACDIS receives on the topic of COVID-...Read More »

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