CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

Q&A: Documenting sepsis and/or severe sepsis with septic shock

May 4, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Does sepsis and/or severe sepsis have to be documented in the medical record when only septic shock is noted? We have a couple of physicians that will document septic shock without noting sepsis and/or severe sepsis. I was informed that coding needs to also have the documentation of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

Local Chapter updates: Local connections at the national conference

May 4, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

The 10th annual ACDIS conference, May 9-12, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is less than a week away. While the event offers a great opportunity to connect with CDI professionals from around the country, you can also spend some time catching up with your local CDI comrades.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 18

Book excerpt: Determining a return on investment for outpatient CDI

January 23, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

The first step in determining the impact of an outpatient CDI program and its return on investment (ROI) is evaluating the amount of outpatient care the organization provides.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 18

Note from Associate Editorial Director: Quotes of note

April 27, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Melissa Varnavas

As a young journalist on deadline, I stared down a blank white computer screen as the clock ticked toward midnight, pondering an exposition regarding my home town’s complicated municipal budget. In the end, I settled on introducing the article with a quote...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 18

News: Demystifying outpatient CDI efforts

April 27, 2017
CDI Expansion, News, Education

Only 9% of CDI programs currently have a presence in the outpatient arena, according to a recent ACDIS membership poll. But 24% plan to expand to some level of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 18

News: Leapfrog Group releases 2017 hospital grades

April 27, 2017
CDI Management, News, Quality & Regulatory

Note: To access this free article, make sure to first register here if you do not have a paid subscription. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 18

Q&A: Capturing severity on death charts

April 27, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

Q: The revenue officer at our facility says all death charts should have a CC/MCC. I do try to find missed CC/MCCs on the records as well as the complete documentation, however, not all records end up having one. Can you help me understand the basis of this requirement and give me some...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 18

Radio Recap: Anatomy of a surgical note

April 27, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, News, Education

Though 93% of respondents to an ACDIS Radio poll review surgical and operative notes, this area can pose a daunting hurdle for CDI teams, said Frances Frank, RN, MBA/MSN/HCM, CPHQ, manager of CDI at Stanford (California) Health Care, on...Read More »

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