CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 32

Note from the ACDIS Director: It's time for outpatient CDI to step out on its own

July 20, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

By Brian Murphy

We knew it was going to happen.

Eventually, the ACDIS Conference was going to get so big that we couldn’t give every CDI topic justice or the full coverage it deserved. Outpatient CDI was one of those topics. Enter the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 32

News: CMS releases 2018 OPPS proposed rule

July 20, 2017
Clinical & Coding, News, Outpatient CDI

CMS released the 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule last week on Thursday, July 13. With CDI programs increasingly looking at outpatient records, the need to read and digest the OPPS proposed rule has never been greater. This particular proposed rule, however,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 32

News: CMS seeks feedback on changing E/M billing guidelines

July 20, 2017
Clinical & Coding, News

For the first time since 1997, CMS put out a call for feedback on changing the Evaluation and Management (E/M) guidelines, according to a July 13 press release from CMS. As the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 32

News: Mayo Clinic Health System begins $1.5 billion EHR rollout

July 20, 2017
News, Quality & Regulatory

The Mayo Clinic Health System recently began a $1.5 billion electronic health record (EHR) rollout which will affect all 70 of the system’s facilities and 51,000 employees across the country, according to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 32

Q&A: Differentiating treatment for an initial MI from a subsequent MI

July 20, 2017
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: How would you determine if the treatment is for the initial myocardial infarction (MI) as a secondary diagnosis versus the treatment for the subsequent MI?

A:...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 32

Radio Recap: New resources for secondary diagnoses, cardiology available

July 20, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Community is a huge component of ACDIS. Part of what it means to be in community is sharing resources with others—something that’s always been a hallmark of the ACDIS membership experience. This past week, following the July 12 episode of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 32

CCDS update: Website changes, flowcharts simplify CCDS information

July 20, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

For those of you who’ve visited the CCDS pages on the ACDIS website before, you likely did a lot of reading. To keep the the information on the pages is correct, current, and comprehensive, the ACDIS team recently gave the CCDS pages a facelift.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 32

Local chapter updates: Summer-time meetings offer opportunities for quick insight

July 20, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Local chapter leaders sometimes struggle with knowing just when their members want to meet. ACDIS encourages chapters and networking groups to meet at least four times per year but the scope and format of those events can change to meet the need to the local membership.Read More »

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