All those working in volunteer leadership capacity for current ACDIS local chapters are invited to join the Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) via webinar today, August 25, at 1 p.m., eastern.
The CAB, comprised of past and present leaders, will discuss its work on the leadership toolkit,...Read More »
We are officially one month away from our sixth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, our annual week to celebrate the value of clinical documentation improvement programs and the unique skills and expertise of CDI specialists. This year’s event will take place September 19-23, 2016,...Read More »
Q:I’m having problems determining the correct coding guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia. Have the guidelines changed regarding COPD and pneumonia? Do you now have to code the pneumonia as a COPD with a lower respiratory infection...Read More »
Every now and then, we’re contacted by a member unaware of the resources available to them. We want you to be able to make the most of your ACDIS membership. Here’s how you can take full advantage of your member benefits.
Please remember, non-members must register to access free...Read More »
The long-anticipated ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year 2017 were released earlier this month, and include a definition for Exclude 1 notes, guidance for meaning and application of the word “with,” and clarification for laterality, according to an...Read More »
$14.2 million. That’s what Medicare paid New York-Presbyterian Hospital in overpayments for 123 claims because the hospital did not have “adequate controls to prevent the incorrect billing of Medicare claims,” according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).Read More »
For 27.3% of patients with depression and 27.7% of patients with bipolar disorder, providers did not integrate their diagnosis into their primary care electronic health record (EHR), according to a study published in the April 2016 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.Read More »
Q: On pages 139-140 of the 2016 CDI Pocket Guide, the guidance states that code J95.82 should not be assigned when post procedural respiratory failure is attributed by the provider to a preexisting or other underlying condition. It seems like this statement contradicts...Read More »
