Local ACDIS chapters provide a vital networking and educational service to clinical documentation improvement specialists in a given state, geographic region, or specialty area. These groups are led by volunteers who help hosts organize events and further ACDIS’ mission to provide professionals...Read More »
Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists and case managers share a common goal but often are not on the same page when it comes to improving documentation within the hospital, says Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS, director of enterprise solutions for Zirmed, in...Read More »
CMS underpaid Medicare Advantage plans for the cost of treating patients with multiple chronic conditions, which the organization admitted to in November. However, a new report from healthcare consulting company, Avalere Health, shines a light on some of the specifics. Read More »
Q: As part of an integrated access management program, what medical documents are needed to perform a medical necessity review so that the access care coordinator (ACC) can offer a level of care recommendation to the physician?Read More »
Record numbers of people took the CCDS exam in December and early January before the new version of the exam took effect on January 18. In the period December 1 to January 16 alone, 355 people passed the exam and earned their CCDS.
Now, the focus is on the new exam and people want to...Read More »
Local ACDIS chapters provide a vital networking and educational service to clinical documentation improvement specialists in a given state, geographic region, or specialty area. These groups are led by volunteers who help hosts organize events, identify potential speakers, and connect with ACDIS...Read More »
Q:I was reviewing a case with one of our CDI specialists this morning. Briefly, the following clinical indicators documented in the chart are elevated cardiac enzymes, shock, and demand ischemia. Cardiology documented “elevated cardiac enzymes in setting of shock representing a...Read More »
It’s hard to believe that it’s been one year since I began my first day at ACDIS on January 5, 2015—and what a year it’s been. The day I started, the only “CDI” knowledge I had was from a quick Google search, which garnered translations like “customer data integration” and “capacitor discharge...Read More »
