CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

CMS proposes IPPS changes for 2012

July 1, 2011
Quality & Regulatory

CMS plans limited changes to CCs in fiscal year (FY) 2012, but proposes new MS-DRGs for excisional debridement as well as an additional hospital-acquired condition (HAC). These and other changes are part of the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule posted April 19. The...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 5, Issue 3

Don’t forget about your Council-exclusive ACDIS conference, Symposium discount!

March 13, 2023
Leadership Council, Education

Current members of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council can get an exclusive 25% discount off their personal 2023 ACDIS conference or ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI ...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

Director's note: Advisory board qualifications and expectations revamped, new elections process developed

July 1, 2011
ACDIS Guidance

On our advisory board Web pages you can now find new documents describing qualifications and expectations of advisory board members, as well as our brand-new elections process.

In addition, our CCDS certification board is in the final stages of developing its own set of bylaws to govern...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 3

News: CMS issues guidance on hospital inpatient admission decisions

February 3, 2011
News

Despite the guidance CMS offers about proper inpatient admission decisions, hospitals still struggle with the process. In order to clear up confusion CMS issued a special edition MLN Matters article that includes excerpts...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 5, Issue 3

New questions from Council members on metric sharing

March 13, 2023
Leadership Council, CDI Management

Alicia Mitchell, MSN, RN, CCDS, director of CDI at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky, asks: “We are very transparent with our metrics and have a robust CDI dashboard that contains all of our KPIs. We have the ability to filter by CDI specialist, provider, and coder. All...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

LTACs explore CDI opportunities for the long term

July 1, 2011
CDI Expansion

When Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, accepted a CDI position in Texas, she’d planned the move to be closer to her family. When her husband received a promotion, however, plans changed. They decided to stay in North Carolina.

Although Love remained in the area, she found a brand-new...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 3

News: Open door forum on value-based purchasing program slated for next week

February 3, 2011
News

As announced in the January 20 issue of CDI Strategies, CMS issued a proposed rule to establish a new Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program slated to take effect October 1, 2012 (for Fiscal Year [FY] 2013). CMS will hold a special open door forum on Thursday, February 10...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

CDI staff help LTAC clinical team tell the patient care story

July 1, 2011
CDI Expansion

by Becky Slagell, BA, MHA, RHIT, CPHQ

How can we provide quality care for our patients if we do not have a clear picture of their clinical story? That has been a core question of mine for as long as I can remember, even before I heard the term “clinical documentation improvement...Read More »

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