Articles for October 1, 2020

CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Closing out a busy month, looking ahead to more fun

October 1, 2020

by Linnea Archibald

The last few weeks have been busy ones for all of us at ACDIS, as I’m sure our members are well aware. I don’t know about you, but September was a whirlwind around here at ACDIS.

Though we’ve closed out what may have been one of our busiest months in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

News: AHA urges HHS to reinstate COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements

October 1, 2020
News

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reinstate the COVID-19 Provider...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

News: Coordination and Maintenance Committee proposes new 2021 COVID-19 codes

October 1, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

Members of the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee proposed creating new ICD-10-CM codes related to screening, exposure, and personal history for COVID-19. The new codes, if finalized, would take effect...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

News: Incorrect acute stroke codes result in $14 million inaccurate payments, OIG finds

October 1, 2020
News

An audit performed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that incorrect acute stroke diagnosis codes submitted by traditional Medicare providers resulted in millions of dollars in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

Q&A: Compliant query practice

October 1, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Does the ACDIS/AHIMA “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice” brief support queries that only list one diagnosis, “other,” and “unknown”? Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

ACDIS update: Diversity and Inclusion Task Force launches first survey, please respond today!

October 1, 2020

Over the past few months, ACDIS has been working hard to get our Diversity and Inclusion Task Force assembled and running. First, we have created our mission statement: “to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

ACDIS update: 2020 Salary Survey is open for responses now

October 1, 2020

Every year, ACDIS calls on CDI professionals to participate in its salary survey to gain insight into how those in the field are being compensated for their work, assessing the growth of the roles and requirements related to the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

ACDIS update: Regulatory Committee publishes COVID-19 coding resource

October 1, 2020

The ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee met September 8-9 to consider revisions to ICD-10 code set. During the September meeting, the Committee laid out a number of...Read More »

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