There are a number of ways to get CDI information into the hands of your facility’s physicians. The following list offers a number of suggestions on how to train and engage your medical staff.Read More »
Q: Some physicians are uncomfortable making addendums to the discharge summary to include the pathological findings (e.g., malignancy). Instead, they dictate a tumor board note to summarize the course of treatment and final pathological diagnosis. However, the tumor board note is usually dated...Read More »
by Jonathan Elion, MD, FACC Inappropriate use of baseline metrics may be inadvertent,but it can result in reports that show an inflated and unrealistic effect of the CDI program on overall facility performance. Furthermore, many CDI programs leave the data analysis to an outside...Read More »
Radiology reports, such as CT and MRI scans, x-rays, and ultrasounds, frequently contain detailed information that can lead to more specific code assignment. Coding Clinic advice supports the use of radiology findings to obtain additional...Read More »
Attached is a supplement to the July 2011 issue of CDI Journal. It provides important updates every CDI specialist should know regarding new guidance issued in AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM for the second quarter of 2011. The author of the article is James Kennedy, MD, CCS, of FTI...Read More »
Director’s note, 4 Advisory board qualifications/ expectations revamped, new elections process developed.
LTACs explore CDI opportunities, 5 The complicated level of care required for LTAC patients makes the role of the CDI specialist even more important. Learn...Read More »
CMS plans limited changes to CCs in fiscal year (FY) 2012, but proposes new MS-DRGs for excisional debridement as well as an additional hospital-acquired condition (HAC). These and other changes are part of the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule posted April 19. The...Read More »
On our advisory board Web pages you can now find new documents describing qualifications and expectations of advisory board members, as well as our brand-new elections process.
In addition, our CCDS certification board is in the final stages of developing its own set of bylaws to govern...Read More »