Because every chart is coded before being sent to payers, it’s important that CDI specialists have a working knowledge of code sets and coding rules. The...Read More »
When looking at a resume for a CDI position, Angelica Naylor, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, senior healthcare performance analyst with 3M Health Information Systems based in Salt Lake City, Utah, says that she finds it important to differentiate the resumes from those with a clinical...Read More »
The ability to communicate effectively with staff, the C-suite, providers, and other organizational entities is arguably the most important soft skill for a good leader.
“You can’t succeed as a manager if you can’t communicate your goals, your department’s mission, and your impact on the...Read More »
by Ashley Vahey, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCDS-O, CCS
The CMS hierarchical condition category (CMS-HCC) methodology recognizes specific combinations of diseases as well as the effect of disease processes as related to different settings of care. For...Read More »
Coding Clinic’s value comes in part from code inquiries being freely available to everyone. Anyone can send a question or comment to Coding Clinic by simply registering on their website; you don’t have to be a member of the AHA. Of course, there is a process to submit questions...Read More »
Aside from a defense attorney mindset, there are additional processes that can improve your chances of winning an appeal and successfully overturning a denial.
When Kimberly Huff, COC, CCDS, clinical validation denials coordinator at Providence St. Joseph Health,...Read More »
In the past year, the ACDIS Regulatory Committee has been “very active in proposing to CMS certain additions for the 2022 IPPS final rule that [they] felt would improve life for CDI professionals and better reflect the patient’s status,” says Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS, ...Read More »
