Advocacy for the new code set continues Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, recounts the ICD-10-CM/PCS timeline and reiterates reasons for sticking to the 2015 implementation dateRead More »
It’s a question asked by many new to the CDI field: “What is CDI?” When I first interviewed for the CDI editor position at ACDIS, I quickly Googled the term, finding translations like “customer data integration” and “capacitor discharge ignition.” Clearly, I...Read More »
Sheila Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN, is the national director clinical documentation improvement educator, performance management and innovation division for Tenet Healthcare Corporation. She’s been involved in CDI since 2006, and finding the position offered a career in which...Read More »
The AHA wrapped up its Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS advice for 2014 by answering a lot of questions regarding the coding of surgical procedures/ interventions—a trend we’ve seen over the last several issues of the publication. Let’s take a look at...Read More »
Over the past year, we’ve been asked numerous times about what it means to be an “advanced” CDI program. No forward-looking CDI program can truly advance unless (and until) a solid base is set—until it looks back over its program basics to ensure that its staff remains wellversed in query...Read More »
In November 2014, implementation of the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set was threatened again—with a two-year delay. Even though the implementation date survived previously attempted bills to kill ICD-10 could be reintroduced in the 2015.Read More »
Asking CDI professionals with an RN licensure, but without a coding credential, to also code the medical record may not only lead to noncompliant (and potentially erroneous) code assignments, but also harm the delicate working balance between the HIM/coding department and the CDI staff.Read More »
It’s been nearly two years since AHIMA joined ACDIS to offer the industry physician query instructions in Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice, published in February 2013. Nevertheless, “there are a lot of myths and misinformation about query practices out there,” says...Read More »
