by Robin Deakins, RN, CCDS It all started with my desire to attend the 2015 ACDIS conference to increase my knowledge of my profession and to see what others were doing. I took my request to my director to see if there were any funds available to help me cover the cost. She took it to the...Read More »
The ACDIS office is in official final countdown mode— shipments are being wrapped, room moderators trained, bookstore and sales teams prepped. We’re scrambling to finalize the last-minute details before we pack up and head out in just over a week. We can’t wait to see you all—nearly 2,000 of you...Read More »
The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) will soon be launching a new website. We will continue to offer CDI professionals the continuing education and training information but will also include new and improved features. Read More »
With the fourth year of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace health plans just six months away, CMS is launching two new programs—Simple Choice Plans and the Quality Rating System— to help consumers make informed decisions about their health care, according to a blog post ...Read More »
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) continues to target fraudulent Kwashiorkor claims. This time, the agency found Cornerstone Hospital of Bossier City, Louisiana, was overpaid $321,971 for inpatient claims. OIG audited 73 of the 189 claims with Kwashiorkor submitted by the 62-bed long-...Read More »
Malnutrition has historically been an issue in facilities, mainly because before 2012, no standard criteria existed for adult or pediatric malnutrition. With a widespread lack of awareness of national best practice guidelines for malnutrition, identifying and diagnosing malnutrition is often...Read More »
Q: When I try to code ileostomy take down of the small bowel resection and end-to-end anastomosis I get to code 0DBB4ZZ. Is this not a repair of the ileum and coded to 0DQB3ZZ? Coding Clinic notes the prior code not the latter, but repair means restore to previous function.Read More »
