CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 34

ACDIS tip: NEJM offers insight into clinical indicators for supplemental oxygen delivery

August 26, 2021
Clinical & Coding, Education

With more than a million respiratory failure discharges annually, CDI professionals need to consistently refresh their clinical and coding knowledge to compose effective queries.  New information related to the use of supplemental oxygen for hospitalized adults, including a chart relating to the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 34

Local chapter update: Chapter and networking group leaders needed

August 26, 2021

Local chapters and networking groups are a vital part of the ACDIS community. The networking and educational events these groups hold are principally due to the voluntary efforts of their core leadership group. Each group needs three core volunteers to set monthly meetings, keep meeting minutes...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 33

Note from the Instructor: The importance of clinical validation in CDI

August 19, 2021
Physician Queries

by Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CDIP, CCDS

The False Claims Act of 1863 imposes penalties on anyone who submits a “false claim” for services that were not actually performed. In healthcare, that means CMS needs to check that all services billed are clinically valid and the patient...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 33

News: FDA and CDC suggest booster COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised

August 19, 2021
News

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended emergency use authorization (EUA) for both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 33

News: Americans believe nurses are underpaid, study shows

August 19, 2021
News

Most Americans believe nurses and healthcare aides are underpaid, according to a new study about the public's attitude toward healthcare and its workers,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 33

News: CMS rule restored requiring insurers to return Medicare Advantage overpayments

August 19, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

Private healthcare insurers who administer Medicare Advantage plans will have to repay overpayments they receive in spite of incorrect diagnoses, according to a Washington, D....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 33

Q&A: 30-day readmission denial appeals

August 19, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Denials & Appeals

Do you appeal many 30-day readmission denials and what is your approach?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 33

ACDIS update: New sample clinical definitions posted

August 19, 2021
Clinical & Coding

The ACDIS Forms & Tools Committee regularly reviews submissions of items such as sample query templates, job descriptions, and audit tools for compliance and usability. If the committee finds the items to meet all criteria and believes they will be useful to other CDI professionals, they...Read More »

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