With the launch of the CMS AI Health Outcomes Challenge, healthcare facilities should expect to see investigations on artificial intelligence being used for auditing. CMS says the AI Health Outcomes Challenge is an “opportunity for innovators to demonstrate how AI tools […] can be used to...Read More »
If a patient is admitted with both gram-negative pneumonia and acute respiratory failure, which should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis?Read More »
Most CDI specialists are earning $80,000–$89,999 (18.61%), followed closely by those who made $90,000–$99,999 (17.48%), according to the 2019 CDI Survey released this week. In previous years, the largest bracket has been those who earn $70,000-$79,999 annually. Additionally, those earning the...Read More »
ACDIS is pleased to debut a second case study in its Provider Engagement series, titled “Hybrid Engagement Model: Orlando Health, NYU Langone offer flexible approaches.” This case study covers how both organizations handle the pros and cons of having a hybrid remote and onsite CDI team and how...Read More »
The ACDIS Regulatory Committee, established in 2018, is tasked with the reviewing regulatory policy, coding, and clinical updates, commenting to agencies on behalf of ACDIS, and providing summary, interpretation, and analysis to ACDIS members.
The Committee kicked off a new initiative for...Read More »
The back of each attendee’s folder had a code written on it in black magic marker. G71.0, Muscular Dystrophy was written on mine. After James Manz, MD, CCD, CCDS-O and Peggy Hickman, MS, CCDS, CCS, CCRC presented on their outpatient CDI efforts, Hickman asked...Read More »
FEATURES 6 Interdepartmental collaboration for denials management 14 CDI leaders’ perspective on denials management 22 Sepsis and malnutrition denials
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