CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25

A Note from the CCDS Coordinator: ACDIS announces policy and penalty changes for late CCDS recertification

June 8, 2016
ACDIS Guidance

by Penny Richards

Effective July 1, 2016, ACDIS will institute policy and penalty changes for late Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) recertification.

ACDIS will continue to maintain a 45-day grace period from the date recertification is due for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25

Feature: Define outpatient CDI nuances in the emergency department

June 8, 2016
CDI Expansion

by Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP

The role of a CDI specialist is to ensure physicians' documentation accurately reflects their clinical judgment and medical decision-making, as well as the acuity of patients; therefore, having a CDI presence in the ED will lead to fewer...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25

News: CMS’ 2017 IPPS rule proposes changes to MS-DRG classification

June 8, 2016
Clinical & Coding, Policies & Procedures

CMS’ release of the 2017 IPPS proposed rule addresses an amendment to the MS-DRG classification of implantation or revision of loop recorders.

Stakeholders requested an examination of a potential...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25

Q&A: PE versus DVT as a principal diagnosis

June 8, 2016
Clinical & Coding, Policies & Procedures

Q: I have a patient whose chief complaint was shortness of breath (SOB) and, after studies, the patient was found to have moderate to large B/L pulmonary embolism (PE) and extensive B/L lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The coding staff is using the PE as the principal...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25

ACDIS Announcements: Website demo webcast coming soon

June 8, 2016
ACDIS Guidance

You may have noticed that the ACDIS website looks a little different nowadays. And there are a ton of new features that you may not be aware of. If you currently a member of ACDIS, or considering becoming one, we invite you to join us for a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25

Local Chapter Update: Upcoming meetings and events

June 8, 2016
Education

June

  • The Connecticut ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, June 9, at 1:30 p.m., at The Hospital of Central Connecticut with Glenn Krauss, Director of Enterprise Solutions for ZirMed discussing "CDI- Recognizing, Identifying and Effectively
    • ...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 24

Radio Recap: CDI productivity

March 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

ACDIS surveyed more than 400 CDI professionals about their facility productivity expectations and published a white paper on the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 24

A Note from the Associate Editorial Director: ACDIS publishes new physician advisor survey

June 2, 2016
News, Physician Queries

It’s been four years since ACDIS asked its members to offer up their thoughts about the role of the physician advisor in clinical documentation improvement efforts. In those four years, much in the CDI world has changed but one thing hasn’t—CDI programs still say the role of the physician...Read More »

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