CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 23

Tip: Develop physician training to provide a crash course in documentation basics

October 27, 2011
Education

Since Emory Healthcare Inc., is a teaching hospital, Bonnie I. Epps, MN, RN, manager of its CDI department in Atlanta has the luxury of catching physicians early, before they begin their residencies. Although it took some time to secure necessary approval and develop the material, each...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 23

Q&A: Resection or excision in ICD-10

October 27, 2011
Ask ACDIS

Q:I am unsure how “ribs” are categorized in ICD-10. I don’t understand if taking one rib is considered a...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 22

Q&A: Driving the bus for DRG assignment

May 30, 2012
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: If the principle diagnosis ICD-9 code is on the MCC list but there is no other diagnosis for the patient, is the DRG assigned with MCC or without?

For example, patient presents with heart failure but has no other diagnoses. So the ICD-9 code is 428.21, acute...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 22

Director’s Note: ACDIS 2012 conference exhibitor prospectus offered

October 13, 2011
ACDIS Guidance

We’re in the final stages of choosing speakers and sessions for the 5th Annual ACDIS National Conference, to be held May 10-11, 2012 in San Diego. But signups are underway for our exhibit hall.

In April, 26 exhibitors from all avenues of the healthcare industry—including...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 22

News: Coding Clinic conversion unlikely, but some areas require clarification

October 13, 2011
News

By Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I

As an AHIMA ICD-10 certified trainer, I have been doing a lot of work on various ICD-10 projects. When it comes to working with the new coding system, I find myself wondering whether the first ICD-10 Coding Clinics are going to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 22

News: CMS releases annual contractor satisfaction survey

October 13, 2011
News, Quality & Regulatory

Based on overall satisfaction, CMS contractors received a mean score of 3.77 out of a maximum possible score of five, according to the sixth annual Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS). By business...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 22

News: AHIMA appoints new CEO

October 13, 2011
News

The American Health Information Management celebrated the induction of its new chief executive officer (CEO) Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA, RHIA, FACHE, last week, at its annual convention in Salt Lake City. Gordon, who accepted the position in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 22

News: Celebrations underway for National Case Management Week

October 13, 2011
News

Case management departments across the country celebrate National Case Management Week October 9 to October 15. The Case Management Society of America developed a 25-page case management promotion guide in help...Read More »

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