Q: Upon review of some of my old query formats, I noticed that come of them have a standard statement like the ones below:
“To facilitate accurate documentation of severity of illness (SOI), please clarify the etiology of abdominal pain for this patient based on these clinical
A couple weeks ago the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) debuted the Provider Engagement Series with its first position paper, Provider Engagement and the “Why,” which you can read here.
ACDIS is pleased to debut our first case study in the...Read More »
ACDIS conducts an annual Membership Survey to help us gauge members’ needs and develop educational solutions to help meet them. The survey results shape future Journal articles, webinars, white and position papers, books, podcast episodes, and more. When you answer the Membership Survey...Read More »
The call for volunteers for four ACDIS boards and committees opened at the beginning of the year and time to apply is running out (applications close January 31). If you’ve been on the fence about committee service, we encourage you to jump in now. Click here to fill out your application....Read More »
Local chapters and networking groups should seek to obtain continuing education units (CEUs) for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) and CCDS-Outpatient (CCDS-O) credentials from ACDIS. The application is available to download from the ACDIS website andmust...Read More »
Love the CDI profession and want to give back? Volunteer, and get involved with a board or committee!
I am a volunteer committee member on the Reading Memorial High School (RMHS) Athletic Hall of Fame. As a graduate of the RMHS Class of 1991, when the...Read More »
Last week, CMS released the final 2018 performance data for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). These final QPP performance results show significant success and participation in both the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM).
Recently released federal data showed that nearly one out of five jobs created in 2019 was in healthcare, reported HealthLeaders Media. In 2019, healthcare created 399,000 jobs—nearly 33,000 new jobs each month. The 2019 figures include 269,000 new jobs in ambulatory services and 102,...Read More »