Articles for June 13, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 26

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Coding from the discharge summary

June 13, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries, Denials & Appeals

By Melissa Varnavas

I recently received an email from ACDIS friend, and Chapter Advisory Board member, Molly Seibert on behalf of her colleague Kelli Newcom regarding whether it’s okay to use a diagnosis noted on a query form for coding purposes if it’s not captured in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 26

News: CMS releases FY 2020 ICD-10-PCS code set and Guidelines, calls for new measures

June 13, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2020 ICD-10-PCS changes on Friday, May 31, which include two code revisions, 734 additions, and 2,056 invalidations.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 26

News: Delaying sepsis antibiotics in the ED increases odds of mortality

June 13, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

In the ED setting, timely administration of antibiotics to patients with clinical sepsis saves lives, according to recent research published in CHEST.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 26

News: AHA calls on CMS to further reduce documentation burdens

June 13, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

Last week, the AHA sent a letter to CMS suggesting a number of actions to reduce the burden of clinical documentation requirements.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 26

Q&A: Sepsis physiology versus a sepsis diagnosis

June 13, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: We recently had a patient who became hypoxic during their hospitalization, with oxygen saturation requirement and hypotension and tachycardia. The chest x-ray showed new right greater than left (R>L) basilar opacities. The physician...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 26

ACDIS update: Building your denials arsenal

June 13, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Denials & Appeals, Quality & Regulatory

“Denied.” It’s a word no one wants to hear in response to their healthcare claims. Yet, it’s more frequently on the lips of both governmental and private payers. Whether it be clinical- or coding-related, denials are an ever-present reality in today’s healthcare environment, threatening the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 26

ACDIS update: CDI Week 2019 theme announced

June 13, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

CDI professionals’ have superpowers that extend over a wide range of areas, their influence making its way into all aspects of healthcare—from hospital reimbursement, to quality reporting, to patient care.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 26

ACDIS update: Free 2020 IPPS proposed rule webinar available on-demand

June 13, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

The FY 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule released in April 2019 (available...Read More »

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