Articles for December 6, 2018

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 56

Note from the CCDS Coordinator: Be among the first to earn your CCDS-O

December 6, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

By Penny Richards

If you’ve been thinking about applying for the new Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient (CCDS-O) certification, we’re accepting exam applications now.

The exam committee is busy finalizing questions that will appear on the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 56

News: Opioid-related inpatient stays increase for those 65 and older, study finds

December 6, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

Among patients ages 65 years and older, the rate of opioid-related hospitalizations increased more than the rate of non-opioid-related hospitalizations between 2010 and 2015.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 56

News: CMS and NQF releases list of 39 quality measures under consideration, deadline for comments Dec. 6

December 6, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

The 2018 list was released Saturday, December 1, and it includes 39 potential measures, slightly up from last year.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 56

News: U.S. News & World Report’s top-ranked cardio hospitals really do provide higher quality care, study finds

December 6, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

Harvard University researchers examined U.S. News & World’s Report’s list of the top 50 hospitals for cardiovascular care and found that, yes, indeed, they had lower 30-day mortality rates for heart attack, heart failure, and CABG, along with higher patient satisfaction ratings when compared...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 56

Q&A: Finding the correct MS-DRG

December 6, 2018
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’m new to CDI and am having trouble understanding how to find the correct MS-DRG for a patient. Could you walk me through the process?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 56

ACDIS update: Help take the pulse of the CDI industry with ACDIS’ latest surveys and polls

December 6, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS released a couple surveys and a new polling question in the past few weeks. Your input matters tremendously as it provides the administration and the volunteer boards and committees with feedback to tailor services to members’ needs.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 56

Conference corner: Full 2019 agenda available now

December 6, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Over the past few months, the 2019 Conference Committee has been hard at work selecting the final speakers and setting out a well-balanced agenda for the 2019 event. Finally, the committee is ready to share their work with the ACDIS community.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 56

ACDIS tips: GLIM resources for glum CDI professionals

December 6, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Education

For an in-depth look at the new criteria, join ACDIS and Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, principal of Pinson & Tang LLC and acclaimed author of the CDI Pocket Guide, on Thursday, December 13, 1-2:30 p.m. eastern, for an in-depth webinar on the topic....Read More »

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