Q: We are getting a number of patients who are admitted for a three-day inpatient stay for tikosyn-loading due to atrial fibrillation (a fib). The DRG weight is very low for these patients, whose diagnosis is usually chronic or persistent a fib. I am wondering if there is any...Read More »
A number of local chapters will be holding events next week in honor of the sixth annual CDI Week. South Carolina and Maryland both “kick-off” CDI Week with events this Friday. Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Maine each hold their meetings next week. The Association of Pediatric Documentation...Read More »
As we gear up to celebrate CDI professionals across the country with our annual week of recognition, we realize that many of our readers may be looking to launch their careers in CDI. Whether you’re looking for your first CDI job, or are looking to...Read More »
Tara Bell, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCM, manager of CDI and utilization review services at United Audit Systems, Inc. (UASI) of Cincinnati, worked in CDI for more than 13 years and in nursing for more than 24. For the past several years, she’s gone above and beyond helping the South...Read More »
One of my favorite things about being the ACDIS editor is that I get to connect with so many of our members everyday through our social media platforms. From Jeff Morris, RN, BSN, CCDS, who’s always quick to share a giveaway, and now helps lead the Alabama ACDIS...Read More »
The latest short-term Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is available for acute care hospitals nationwide, according to a September 1 announcement from CMS. The report includes statistics through the second quarter of fiscal year 2016.
When ICD-10-CM was launched last year, CMS said it would allow providers billing Part B physician fee schedule codes a one-year grace period to fully ramp up. During the grace period, the agency would not deny physician claims as long as the codes on the claim were from the correct “family of...Read More »
Q: I have a patient with alcohol-induced pancreatitis. In this case, the documentation notes a lactate level of 2.9 mmol/L with acute kidney injury (AKI). I have always learned that systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is defined as two or more of the following...Read More »
