Q: If you have an acute exacerbation of a chronic right heart failure (CHF) with a preserved ejection fraction (EF)— above 55%—can you code it as heart failure with preserved EF? All the clinical symptoms are exemplifying right failure. For example, ascites, pronounced neck vein...Read More »
by Amber Sterling, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Jana Armstrong, RHIA, CPC
Most healthcare systems already have a proven process in place to monitor revenue integrity and ensure correct reimbursement. More than 60% of hospital executives believe revenue integrity is essential to their...Read More »
Last week, ACDIS celebrated our seventh annual CDI Week, recognizing professionals across the country for the incredible work that they do. Facilities and local chapters nationwide joined the fun, embracing the 2017 theme, “The Wild West: New Frontiers in CDI,” fully.
As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. James Wall, RN-TN, BSN, MBA, the senior director of clinical documentation improvement at LifePoint...Read More »
As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Nancy Ignatowicz, RN, MBA, CCDS, a remote/traveling CHI nurse with MedPartners, based in Bourbonnais...Read More »
As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Rhonda Peppers, RN, BS, CCDS, a CDI specialist at Care Coordinators, MedPartners, in Tampa, Florida...Read More »
As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Brenda Ng, MS, RN, CCDS, CCS, a CDI consultant at MedPartners in Greenwood Lake, New York, and a...Read More »