CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 48

Q&A: Data needed to start outpatient

October 22, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Outpatient CDI

What areas in the facility should be reviewed as part of outpatient CDI reviews (e.g., emergency department, same-day surgery, hospital-owned physician practices, etc.)? Does outpatient CDI include patients in the hospital currently in observation status? Do inpatient CDI specialists review...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 48

ACDIS tip: Starting out in CDI

October 22, 2020
Education

ACDIS staff often receive inquiries from those interested in breaking into the CDI field.

A dozen years ago, a nurse, coding professional, or case manager might have fallen into the opportunity—being asked to “look into this CDI thing” and “get something started.” Where once there were...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 48

ACDIS update: Advance your education, career with the ACDIS Scholarship program

October 22, 2020
CDI Expansion, Education

ACDIS exists to serve as a premier healthcare community for CDI specialists, providing a medium for education, professional growth, program recognition, and networking. ACDIS accomplishes this mission through a variety of different membership and free offerings—from the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 48

ACDIS update: Are you returning to onsite work or staying remote post-COVID-19?

October 22, 2020

Did you know ACDIS runs regular polls on our website? Right now, we’re asking about your facility’s plans to return onsite post-COVID-19 pandemic. Are you heading back to fully onsite, staying fully remote, or something in between?

Take the poll now by clicking...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 48

Local chapter update: New policy for ACDIS local chapter updates

October 22, 2020

In order to keep the process of updating the event list in CDI Strategies newsletter and on the local chapter page on the ACDIS website streamlined, we will be implementing a new process for informing the ACDIS staff of your local chapter meetings.

The first Monday of...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 47

Guest post: A method to the madness

October 26, 2021
Education, Physician Queries

​by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

In college, you were supposed to seek out professors who would challenge you to think broadly, to contest accepted ideas and norms, to develop a social conscience, to learn and grow and become a better version of yourself. You...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 47

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Psst! Just clueing you in!

October 15, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

​by Melissa Varnavas

I always thought it was Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the knife. I know it really depends on who you’re playing the game with. For those who may not remember, Clue is a boardgame originally released from Parker Brothers. Each...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 47

News: Incorrect inpatient, outpatient billing resulted in $1.5 million in overpayments, OIG says

October 15, 2020
News, Quality & Regulatory

​$1.5 million. That’s the amount Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, incorrectly billed Medicare for inpatient and outpatient services between 2017 and 2019, according to an audit by the OIG...Read More »

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