CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 37

Q&A: Queries for linking cellulitis and diabetes

September 12, 2024
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Consider patients who are admitted with cellulitis and have type 2 diabetes mellitus with no neuropathy or elevated glucose levels. Should coders query the provider to clarify if the cellulitis is caused by the diabetes, or should such a query only be sent if a patient has other...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 37

ACDIS update: New podcast on provider education, query metrics out now!

September 12, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

We're delighted to share that the new episode of the ACDIS Podcast is now available! Click here to listen now!

This week’s guests are Keisha Downes, MBA...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 37

ACDIS update: New ACDIS white paper on denials available now!

September 12, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Denials & Appeals

Insurance claim denials and DRG downgrades are frequent concerns and growing areas of focus for CDI programs. CDI functions have expanded to include denial mitigation in their record review process, seeking to capture patient complexity, clarify documentation inconsistencies, and clinically...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 37

ACDIS update: CCDS-O exam to be updated this fall, no exam times September 23-30

September 12, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Outpatient CDI

ACDIS developed the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient (CCDS-O) to provide a trusted baseline of competency for CDI in the outpatient setting. Currently, the CCDS-O exam uses the CMS-HCC Risk Adjustment Model Version 24, but the exam will be updated to Version 28 on October 1...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 37

Local chapter update: How is your chapter celebrating CDI Week next week?

September 12, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

In a previous version of CDI Strategies, we shared a few suggestions for how you might celebrate CDI Week with your chapter this September 16-20. This week, we want to hear from you...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Brush up on basics in fall CDI Journal

September 5, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Linnea Archibald

I’ve written before about how I loved being a student all through my educational years, and I think many of you reading this article are in the same boat with me. That’s one of the things that attracts professionals to the CDI industry: There’s always...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

News: MA prior authorization requests, denials on the rise

September 5, 2024
Denials & Appeals, News

According to a recent KFF analysis, healthcare organizations are submitting more prior authorization requests to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans than they...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

News: Long-term study correlates biomarkers with 30-year female cardiovascular health

September 5, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

A new clinical study suggests that a combination of three factors—high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), LDL cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a), or lp(a)—can accurately predict women’s 30-year risk for both coronary heart disease and stroke,...Read More »

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