Articles for April 1, 2010

CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

Director's Note: Early registration deadline for conference tomorrow

April 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

There are roughly 60 days left until the third annual ACDIS conference but only two to make the early bird registration deadline. The conference takes place June 3-4 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, with a pre-conference event on June 2 and a paper/pencil seating of the Certified Clinical...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

The AHIMA CDI practice brief: A Q&A discussion with co-chair Gloryanne Bryant

April 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

A CDI Work Group run by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has been meeting for more than a year to address and develop CDI resources and tools. One of the primary objectives of the AHIMA CDI Work Group was the development of a CDI practice brief. The CDI practice...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

Tip: Ensure 'complete' medical record documentation

April 1, 2010
Clinical & Coding

by Glen Krauss, RHIA 

A 2007 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that direct communication between hospital physicians and primary care physicians occurs infrequently, and that discharge summaries are often times unavailable at the first post-...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

Tip: Look for more than CMI improvement from your program metrics

April 1, 2010
CDI Expansion, CDI Management

by Robert S. Gold, MD

Too many organizations measure the effectiveness of their CDI program solely by an increase in Medicare case-mix index (CMI). This perspective is faulty for many reasons, but primarily because CMS frowns upon it. CMS views this practice as a strategy to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

Q&A: DRG, CC, MCC target items for CDI analysis

April 1, 2010
Ask ACDIS

Q: As manager of data integrity I oversee my facility’s CDI program. Can you recommend specifically what MS-DRGs are best to review and track or what CCs should we track? 

A:...Read More »