$500,000. That’s what facilities expect as their CDI programs’ annual return on investment (ROI), according to 58% of more than 1,660 respondents to a recent ACDIS website poll. When pressed for their opinion regarding the results,...Read More »
There has been much debate about where CDI belongs in a hospital and to whom it should report. Many advocate a direct chain reporting to Health Information Management (HIM), which seems to be a natural fit, given that CDI specialists spend much of their time clarifying principal and secondary...Read More »
University of South Alabama (USA) Health System’s Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Mobile planned to begin dual CDI/coding of ICD-10-CM in April. Then came the congressionally mandated implementation delay. Now USA’s dual coding won’t take place until later this fall at the earliest, since...Read More »
I have found that a healthy skepticism needs to be applied within the realm of clinical documentation integrity. In fact, I am thinking of hanging “Caveat Emptor” (Latin for “buyer beware”) sign over my desk! Read More »
Too often an abnormality is an incidental finding, or a lab error and the clinical circumstances, do not support a diagnosis based on that number. Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure can be one of these situations.Read More »
Nutritional issues are not uncommon in children and may have a significant impact on a child’s health. Poor nutrition can negatively affect growth, immune system function, emotions, and long term cognitive development. Poor nutrition can also increase a...Read More »
Facilities have always faced problems related to documentation for cardiorenal syndrome. One major problem with the diagnosis is that CDI specialists may query for clarification of cardiorenal syndrome, but physicians and the CDI staff may not clearly understand how each side defines the term.Read More »