CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 16

Q&A: Coding Kennedy ulcers

April 13, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I have a question about the coding of a Kennedy ulcer. I’ve heard that once an ulcer is identified as a Kennedy ulcer, it should no longer be coded as a pressure ulcer. How do you code a Kennedy ulcer? Or do you not code it at all?
A: A Kennedy terminal...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 16

Conference update: Extend your ACDIS2017 experience with a pre-con session

April 13, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News, Education

While the main conference doesn’t start until May 9, there are three pre-conference events taking place in Las Vegas, May 8-9. Each pre-con session offers attendees a way to extend their ACDIS experience a couple more days, gain...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 16

Membership update: Leverage Salary Survey data to advance career opportunities

April 13, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, CDI Expansion, News

In 2016, salaries of those in the $70,000–$79,999 range rose by just 2%, as did those earning $80,000–$89,999 (which grew from 15% to 17%). Those earning less than $69,999 remained the same at about 26%, and the number of those earning $59,999 or less increased by a little over 2%. But as...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 16

Membership update: On the quest for CDI opportunities for quality-focused reviews

April 13, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News, Quality & Regulatory, Education

There’s no doubt that focus in healthcare reimbursement shifted in the past decade—from payment for services rendered to payment methods which take the quality of those services into consideration.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 16

Local Chapter update: Local chapter advisory board meeting recap

April 13, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, News, Education

The Local Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) welcomed its newest voluntary member, Michael McKelvey, RN, MBA, CCDS, Clinical Documentation Quality Coordinator at BJC Healthcare in St. Louis, Missouri, during its roundtable teleconference last Friday. The CAB includes past and present...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 15

Note from the Instructor: Diabetes documentation, a CDI quick tip

January 19, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC           

In following ACDIS’ blogs and discussion strings, you can easily count which topics which receive the lion’s share of attention on one hand. Encephalopathy, malnutrition, sepsis, myocardial infarction, and respiratory failure....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 15

Note from the Instructor: Take personal responsibility for professional advancement

April 6, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, CDI Expansion

By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP

It has been 10 years since I turned the focus of my career to the practice of CDI. About a year ago, I found myself calling it a “profession.” I have been a proud member of the nursing profession for more than 30 years. In both my...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 15

News: ACDIS selects four new advisory board members

April 6, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, News

With seven highly qualified candidates for consideration, ACDIS members faced a difficult decision when voting in four new individuals to serve three-year terms from April 2017 through April 2020 on the ACDIS advisory board.Read More »

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