Articles

CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Coding Clinic for CDI: Newest publication covers procedures, HIV/AIDS, sick sinus syndrome, and more—all in 37 pages

May 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
The First Quarter 2019 issue of Coding Clinic was released in late March and is rather short—just 37 pages. Because of the length, I want to spend more time than I otherwise would discussing a few covered procedures.

Whipple...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Meet a Member: When stepping into leadership, seek reliable mentors

May 1, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Education

Lakeyshia Moore, MBA, RHIA, is the senior director of coding and reimbursement at Texas Health Resources in Arlington, Texas. She is a member of the Texas ACDIS local chapter and a member of the 2019 ACDIS Conference Committee.

ACDIS: How long have you been in...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Download the March/April 2019 edition of the CDI Journal

March 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

FEATURES
7 EHR’s troubled path
14 Working with CAC and NLP
22 DIY outpatient tracking tools
42 Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice—2019...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: The evolution of query practice takes center stage

March 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Melissa Varnavas
I’ve written a lot about queries and the evolution of query best practices over the past 10 years, and I’ve been around long enough to remember some of the controversies regarding those best practices.

Some thought the recommendations in AHIMA’s briefs...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Note from the Advisory Board: Five questions to ask when considering prioritization software solutions

March 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

by Angie Curry, RN, BSN, CCDS
Achieving documentation integrity—which results in positive outcomes for everything from quality and Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) to hospital ratings and scores—means actively involving CDI specialists in organizational documentation initiatives....Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

EHR’s troubled path: Three persistent problems

March 1, 2019
Policies & Procedures, Education

Technology changes at what can seem like light speed. ACDIS released a white paper on the topic of electronic health records (EHR) in 2013, and anyone working in CDI knows that, though some things remain constant, a lot has changed since then.

The three issues that CDI professionals most...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Guest column: How to conduct CDI audits and why it’s important

March 1, 2019
Physician Queries, Policies & Procedures

by Jill Dressler, RN, BSN, CCDS and Sandy Frey, RHIT, CCS
CDI has many parts: documentation analysis, provider engagement, program infrastructure, and performance monitoring. One way to monitor staff’s effectiveness is to audit their query practices. This ensures CDI staff capture...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Artificial intelligence: Working with computer-assisted coding, natural language processing

March 1, 2019
CDI Management, Policies & Procedures

More than half of the respondents to the 2018 CDI Week Industry Survey use computer-assisted coding (CAC) and/ or natural language processing (NLP) software, and another 6% intend to implement the technology in the next year. While many of those respondents said software has improved aspects of...Read More »

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