Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, will present “Clinically Speaking: Conditions Treated in the Outpatient Setting” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in...Read More »
by Johanne Brautigam, RN, BSN, CCDS and Mindy Davis, RHIT, CDIP, CCS, CCDS
There are a few key strategies for communication between CDI and coding. Most important, communicate to coding leadership and the coding staff that having a strong working relationship between CDI and...Read More »
“The clinical definition of myocardial infarction denotes the presence of acute myocardial injury detected by abnormal cardiac biomarkers in the setting of evidence of acute myocardial ischemia.”
Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCM, CCDS, CCDS-O, CCS, CDIP, will present “Let’s Talk About Evolution and Management: What Do We Need to Know?” on Day 2 of the...Read More »
by Johanne Brautigam, RN, BSN, CCDS and Mindy Davis, RHIT, CDIP, CCS, CCDS
Career ladders are a relatively new concept for CDI. With the adoption of the inpatient and outpatient CDI programs, there is a greater need for a ladder program because there will likely be individual...Read More »
n addition to CDI educators, some organizations have coding educators on staff. These professionals can be an asset in keeping departments up to date on constantly evolving coding guidelines and annual code updates, says Chrystel Barron, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CHTS-TR, CICA, CHRI,...Read More »
by Joe Rivet, JD, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CHC, CCEP, CHRC, CHPC, CICA, CPMA, CAC, CACO
Similar to diagnosis coding, start in the Alphabetic Index using a main term when reporting in ICD-10-PCS. A main term is most commonly one of three types of terms:
