CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 36

News: Claim volumes is top issue for revenue cycle departments during COVID-19, survey finds

September 3, 2020
News

Erratic and unpredictable claim volumes and a host of staffing issues top the list of COVID-19 related problems according to chief financial officers and revenue cycle leaders, according to a recent study commissioned by Alpha Health and conducted through...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 36

Q&A: Clarifying inclusion and exclusion notes

September 3, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Can you please clarify these 3 areas in the DRG Expert for me? Inclusion notes Exclussion1 notes Exclussion2 notes and how that translates in the coding world?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 36

ACDIS update: How will you celebrate CDI Week 2020? We have some suggestions!

September 3, 2020
CDI Expansion, Education

Every year ACDIS celebrates CDI superstars with a full week of acknowledgement for those in the field. The 2020 CDI Week theme is ACDIS Cinema–CDI: Coming to an Organization Near You! and takes place September 14-18.

While some CDI...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 36

ACDIS update: Curtain Call Virtual Education event coming soon!

September 3, 2020
Education

Our next virtual event Virtual Education Curtain Call: Behind the Scenes of Star-Studded CDI Programs officially happens this month! Taking place September 22-25, Curtain Call is a three-...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 36

ACDIS update: Apply to speak at the 2021 conference by October 15!

September 3, 2020
Education

ACDIS is moving ahead with plans for its 2021 annual conference slated for Dallas, Texas, next May 17-20 and we’re excited to open the call for speaker proposals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ACDIS events staff and the volunteer ACDIS events...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 36

Local chapter update: Keep your chapter members up to date with newsletters

September 3, 2020
CDI Expansion

Sending out newsletters to your local chapter’s members is a great way to keep everyone engaged and in the know of what the chapter is up to. Newsletters can be sent monthly, seasonally, or quarterly—whatever works for you! You can include information such as next meetings and instructions for...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 35

CDI Week 2021 Q&A: A full menu (productivity)

September 8, 2021
Ask ACDIS

As a preview of the eleventh annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. These Q&As will continue throughout CDI Week, September 13-17 as well. Gail Weldon, RN, CCDS, CDI team lead at...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 35

Note from the Associate Editor: Pumpkin spice and code changes

August 27, 2020
Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

by Carolyn Riel

I have always been the type of person to be “ahead” of things. In school, I always got ahead on my projects and reports to make sure they wouldn’t sneak up on me last minute. I was always ahead of my classmates in the height category, nearing 5’8” by eight grade,...Read More »

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