CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 1

Conference Update: ACDIS achievement award nomination period extended!

January 5, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News

It's time to submit nominations for the ACDIS Achievement Awards, to be presented at the 10th annual ACDIS Conference, May 9 - 12, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Please fill out the nomination form by Friday, February 17, 2017. Click here:...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Download the Jan./Feb. edition of the CDI Journal

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News, Education

FEATURES
6 Focus on growth in year of the rooster: ACDIS members share their priorities for CDI program efforts in 2017.
9 Resolutions for remote CDI effectiveness: Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, CDIP, provides insight on mitigating work-from-home headaches.
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CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 1

News: RACTrac reporting halted temporarily

January 5, 2017
News, Quality & Regulatory

Every quarter since January 2014, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has collected and published survey data from its member facilities regarding government audit activities in its RACTrac surveys, reports, and related webinars. Although new Recovery Auditor contracts were awarded in...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Note from Associate Editorial Director: ACDIS prepares for 10th anniversary year

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance

In the first few months of ACDIS’ existence, no one really knew what to expect from the fledgling association. At the time, managing editor Brian Murphy took on the mantle of director and began holding conference calls with a hand-selected board of trusted advisors and new CDI specialists.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 1

Tip: Pneumonia with COPD

January 5, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP
In its 2016 Third Quarter edition, the AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS clarified the use of the following two ICD-10 codes:

  • J44.0:  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
  • J44.
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CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Note from the ACDIS advisory board: Watch for fluctuations in query responses

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, CDI Expansion, Physician Queries

In its 2013 position paper, “Electronic Health Records and the Role of the CDI Specialist,” members of the ACDIS Advisory Board addressed several concerns related to challenges and opportunities emerging with the advent of electronic systems. Among them were how to handle copy-and-paste concerns...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Focus on CDI growth in the year of the rooster

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

The new year always represents a time to reflect on successes of the past and opportunities for the future. This year, according to the ancient Chinese calendar, is the year of the fire rooster, whose attributes include trustworthiness and a strong sense of timekeeping and responsibility at work...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

2017 CDI goal: Transformation of healthcare

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, CDI Expansion

By Jocelyn E. Murray, RN, CCDS

I am not the first CDI consultant to recognize some essential changes needed in the current CDI program structure. I have had the privilege of being an active part of CDI evolution since 2010. Since that time, my understanding of CDI has...Read More »

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