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EHR Position Paper, p. 5
ACDIS Advisory Board offers guidance for CDI role in EHR rollout.

Director’s Note, p. 9
Praise for CDI Week celebrations includes expanding CDI roles.

Meet-a-member, p. 10
Maine General team fosters growth on personal, professional levels.

IPPS Final Rule, p. 11
New initiatives tied to documentation improvement.

Medical necessity, p. 16
Trey La Charité, MD, discusses queries to ensure medical necessity.

Complications of care, p. 18
The team at Huff DRG Review discusses CDI efforts related to clinical complications.

ICD-10 Coding Corner, p. 20
Cheryl Ericson discusses Coding Clinic concerns.

Pediatric CDI, p. 22
CDI programs expand into pediatric and neonatal units.

Attribution policy, p. 24
Tips for determining which physician gets credit for what treatments.

 

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