As I am nearing the end of my term serving on the ACDIS Advisory Board it seems natural to reflect not only upon the growth I have seen at ACDIS, but also in the CDI profession.Read More »
Koko Williams, MSN, RN, CMSRN, is a CDI specialist at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and a member of the Texas ACDIS local chapter. She’s been in the CDI field since 2015.Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions from Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM coding manual cannot be used as principal diagnosis or reasons for outpatient encounters when related diagnosis has been established, they...Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, CSCM
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-Cove)....Read More »
Ann Schwab, RHIT, CCDS, is the CDI team lead at A&R Contracting, Inc. in Mount Vernon, Washington. Prior to becoming a CDI professional six years ago, Schwab was an inpatient coder.Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
Syncope is a sudden/transient loss of consciousness with loss of postural tone. It accounts for 3% of emergency room visits and 1%-6 % of all hospital admissions. Several different disease processes can cause syncope. Reflex...Read More »
At ACDIS our thoughts are with you, our members, at this time of national emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We know many of you are doubly impacted by the situation with both personal and professional concerns. We want you to know that we are monitoring the situation and adjusting programs...Read More »
Keri Miller, BSN, RN, CCDS, is the CDI lead at Navigant Consulting and a member of the Michigan ACDIS local chapter. She has been in the CDI field for four years.Read More »
