Articles for January 23, 2020

CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

Note from the ACDIS Associate Director: Engage with our best conference yet

January 23, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education

By Melissa Varnavas

We’re excited about the release of the ACDIS conference agenda every year, of course. And every year we feel as if we’ve outdone ourselves. As always, we feel we’ve outdone ourselves again this year. But don’t take our word for it: Take a look at the complete...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

News: Sepsis likely to blame for 20% of worldwide deaths, study shows

January 23, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

A new study estimates that sepsis is at least partially responsible for roughly 11 million global deaths in 2017 out of 56 million total deaths. This means sepsis was at least partially responsible for 20% of the worldwide deaths that year. Undertaken by a dozen collaborators at the University...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

News: Analytics utilization ‘negligible’ among 80% of healthcare organizations

January 23, 2020
CDI Management, Clinical & Coding, News, Education

According to a recent Black Book survey, eighty percent of healthcare leaders said their use of data analytics for decision-making and strategic planning is "negligible," reported HealthLeaders Media.

The research found that 95% of hospitals and physician group executives have...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

News: Automated downgrade of emergency physician visit codes coming April 1

January 23, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) announced that starting April 1, they will use a proprietary software program to evaluate all professional claims submitted for emergency department visits with the Level 5 evaluation and management (E&M) code 99285.

According to guidelines from the American...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

Q&A: Mentioning SOI and ROM in queries

January 23, 2020
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management, Clinical & Coding

Q: Upon review of some of my old query formats, I noticed that come of them have a standard statement like the ones below:

  • “To facilitate accurate documentation of severity of illness (SOI), please clarify the etiology of abdominal pain for this patient based on these clinical
    • ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

ACDIS update: Provider Engagement Series continues with first case study

January 23, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education, Physician Queries

A couple weeks ago the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) debuted the Provider Engagement Series with its first position paper, Provider Engagement and the “Why,” which you can read here.

ACDIS is pleased to debut our first case study in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

ACDIS update: Help us better serve CDI professionals

January 23, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, CDI Management

ACDIS conducts an annual Membership Survey to help us gauge members’ needs and develop educational solutions to help meet them. The survey results shape future Journal articles, webinars, white and position papers, books, podcast episodes, and more. When you answer the Membership Survey...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

ACDIS update: Board, committee service opens new professional doors

January 23, 2020
ACDIS Guidance

The call for volunteers for four ACDIS boards and committees opened at the beginning of the year and time to apply is running out (applications close January 31). If you’ve been on the fence about committee service, we encourage you to jump in now. Click here to fill out your application....Read More »

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