The Local Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) welcomed its newest voluntary member, Michael McKelvey, RN, MBA, CCDS, Clinical Documentation Quality Coordinator at BJC Healthcare in St. Louis, Missouri, during its roundtable teleconference last Friday. The CAB includes past and present...Read More »
In following ACDIS’ blogs and discussion strings, you can easily count which topics which receive the lion’s share of attention on one hand. Encephalopathy, malnutrition, sepsis, myocardial infarction, and respiratory failure....Read More »
It has been 10 years since I turned the focus of my career to the practice of CDI. About a year ago, I found myself calling it a “profession.” I have been a proud member of the nursing profession for more than 30 years. In both my...Read More »
With seven highly qualified candidates for consideration, ACDIS members faced a difficult decision when voting in four new individuals to serve three-year terms from April 2017 through April 2020 on the ACDIS advisory board.Read More »
The Coordination and Maintenance Committee met at the CMS headquarters on March 7-8 to discuss the proposed new ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019. The commenting period for the proposed codes closes on Friday, April 7.Read More »
Q: If the acute respiratory failure is due to pneumonia and the respiratory failure resolves rather quickly, but the patient remains in the hospital for treatment of pneumonia, shouldn’t pneumonia be sequenced as the principal diagnosis? The basis of this question is not solely about...Read More »
There’s only a few more days left to get a discounted hotel room rate for the ACDIS Conference. Reserve your room by April 12 to take full advantage of the discount. The conference takes place from...Read More »