CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 34

Guest Post: The (CDI) importance of serving others

December 9, 2014
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Kelli Estes, RN, CCDS

Any leadership book you read will quickly point out the importance of serving others! Who can we include as likely candidates for the CDI Team to serve? All healthcare providers: Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, coders, any variety...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 33

Survey: ICD-10 delay impeded implementation progress for many

December 3, 2014
Clinical & Coding, News

The Congressionally mandated ICD-10 delay this spring gave providers an extra year to train and test for the transition, but also delayed implementation progress for a majority of providers, according to the latest...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 32

Note from the Instructor: Informal education offers CDI opportunities

December 2, 2014
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

The majority of education CDI professionals offer to physicians and other clinical staff is provided informally. On-the-spot education while interacting with the medical staff on the unit, often saves the physician time and...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 31

Q&A: Addressing a peer’s non-compliant query

November 26, 2014
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: What should I do if I see a non-compliant query in the chart? Should I remove it, let my co-worker know, or just leave it in the chart?

A: Addressing non-compliant queries can be tricky. The best course of action would be to share your...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 30

Note from the Instructor: Physician queries and education require ongoing efforts

November 25, 2014
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

In the beginning, when placing queries for the type of heart failure or urosepsis, you may think that physicians will eventually learn the more specific documentation required and that your queries will no longer be necessary. I...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 29

Master malnutrition definitions, coding rules

November 20, 2014
Clinical & Coding

Malnutrition is at its most basic level any nutritional imbalance. While it can be overnutrition, such as being overweight, obese, or morbidly obese, providers more commonly equate malnutrition with undernutrition, which is a continuum of inadequate intake, impaired absorption, altered transport...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 28

Q&A: Ensure query compliance by reviewing industry practice recommendations

November 19, 2014
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: I was told that a multiple choice query should have at least four options. Keeping in mind that there may be only one reasonable option in a multiple choice query, what would be a good fourth option for a query about hyperkalemia if the other options are:

  1. ...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 27

HCCs bring new challenges, may offer outpatient CDI opportunities

November 13, 2014
Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI
Inpatient coders are familiar with risk-adjusted methodologies—where a combination of diagnoses lead to higher-weighted code groupings--but many outpatient coders may not have encountered them.
 
That's likely to change as hierarchical condition category (HCCs)
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