CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 3

Physician's corner: Clinical validation, denials prevention, and appeals

May 1, 2020
Denials & Appeals

by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting Section I.A.19 titled “Code assignment and Clinical Criteria” says the following:

The assignment of a diagnosis code is based on the provider...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 3

Defining an “advanced” CDI program

May 1, 2020
CDI Management

by Linnea Archibald
Your program has been going strong for several years, your staff has grown, and you’ve taken on new responsibilities. However, it can still be difficult to know whether your program is truly “advanced.” Additionally, a program may be advanced in some respects (...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 3

Coding Clinic for CDI: First quarter release packed with direction

May 1, 2020
Clinical & Coding

by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
It’s springtime! Daffodils are sprouting, birds are nesting, and our first quarterly Coding Clinic has arrived. Generally, the first release of the year is packed full of direction, and this issue did not disappoint...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 3

Meet a Member: “Keep an open mind, be flexible, and don’t be discouraged”

May 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance

Lori Dellinger, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, CCDS, is a CDI specialist at WellSpan Chambersburg in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and a member of the central Pennsylvania ACDIS local chapter. She has been in the CDI field since 2012.

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CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 3

From the field: Pediatric heart failure consensus statement

May 1, 2020
Clinical & Coding

Getting clinical conditions appropriately documented is not a new problem in medicine, especially in pediatrics. This is particularly true for conditions where a universally accepted clinical definition does not exist, such as heart failure for pediatric patients. This has led individual...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 2

Meet a Member: CDI was a good fit

January 12, 2021
Ask ACDIS

Rani Stoddard, MBA, RN, CPHQ, RHIA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP, is the CDI and HIM supervisor at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia, California, and the secretary, board member, and newsletter editor for the California ACDIS local chapter. She has been in the CDI field since 2014.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 2

Download the March/April 2020 edition of the CDI Journal!

March 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

FEATURES
9 2020 physician query survey
21 Clinical validation starts with education
25 13th annual conference preview
29 Outpatient CDI case study...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 2

Note from the ACDIS Editor: CDI Journal provides resources for expansion

January 9, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, CDI Management, Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI, Education, Physician Queries

by Linnea Archibald

A new year often spells change for CDI programs looking to extend their influence in their organizations. With the rise of health systems over independent hospitals, many CDI teams find themselves reviewing records outside of the traditional acute care...Read More »

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