Articles for July 1, 2010

CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

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July 1, 2010

RAC targets for CDI, p. 4
CDI topics top members’ lists of record requests.

Director’s note, p. 5
Board supports AHIMA’s CDI Practice Brief, and the leading vs. non-leading debate continues.

New CDI guidance/tools released, p.7
AHIMA presents...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

RACs request queries as complex reviews roll out

July 1, 2010
Quality & Regulatory

The question of whether to retain queries as a permanent part of the medical record increased in importance this spring as recovery audit contractors (RAC) included queries on the list of records they requested as part of complex audits.

“Once upon a time, there were no query police, But...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

Director’s Note: ACDIS Board supports AHIMA CDI Practice Brief

July 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

Since the last issue of CDI Journal, an important development has occurred in the industry: the release of the AHIMA documents “Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs” (commonly referred to as the CDI Practice Brief) and the Clinical Documentation Improvement...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

AHIMA releases new CDI guidance, offers tools for programs

July 1, 2010
News

Two new publications from AHIMA offer guidance and best practices for CDI programs. The Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit, released in April, and the “Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs” (aka the CDI Practice Brief), released in the May Journal of AHIMA, outline...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

ACDIS comments to CMS on FY 2011 IPPS proposed rule

July 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) is pleased to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed changes to the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and proposed fiscal year (FY) 2011 rates, as published...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

Case Study: Alternative staff schedules offer CDI opportunities

July 1, 2010
CDI Management

When Melanie Halpern, RN-BC, MBA, CCDS, CCRA, CDI manager at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)conducted interviews, she thought she had found the perfect candidate. But there was a catch: The individual lived three hours away, which was too far of a commute to...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, second quarter 2010 update

August 20, 2010
Clinical & Coding

Attached is a supplement to the July 2010 issue of CDI Journal. It provides important updates every CDI specialist should know regarding new guidance issued in AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, Second Quarter, 2010. The author of the article is James Kennedy, MD, CCS, of FTI...Read More »