CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

The AHIMA CDI practice brief: A Q&A discussion with co-chair Gloryanne Bryant

April 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

A CDI Work Group run by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has been meeting for more than a year to address and develop CDI resources and tools. One of the primary objectives of the AHIMA CDI Work Group was the development of a CDI practice brief. The CDI practice...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

Tip: Ensure 'complete' medical record documentation

April 1, 2010
Clinical & Coding

by Glen Krauss, RHIA 

A 2007 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that direct communication between hospital physicians and primary care physicians occurs infrequently, and that discharge summaries are often times unavailable at the first post-...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

Tip: Look for more than CMI improvement from your program metrics

April 1, 2010
CDI Expansion, CDI Management

by Robert S. Gold, MD

Too many organizations measure the effectiveness of their CDI program solely by an increase in Medicare case-mix index (CMI). This perspective is faulty for many reasons, but primarily because CMS frowns upon it. CMS views this practice as a strategy to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7

Q&A: DRG, CC, MCC target items for CDI analysis

April 1, 2010
Ask ACDIS

Q: As manager of data integrity I oversee my facility’s CDI program. Can you recommend specifically what MS-DRGs are best to review and track or what CCs should we track? 

A:...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 4, Issue 6

Council member Q&A: Mortality reviews

June 13, 2022
Leadership Council

Starting in January 2022, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald began sending out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question asker. In order...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 6

Q&A: Physician impression trumps x-ray results

February 9, 2011
Ask ACDIS, Quality & Regulatory

Q: I have been dealing with a denial issue where, because a chest x-ray did not show pneumonia and a repeat x-ray was not performed, the pneumonia was denied. In dehydrated or immunocompromised patient the chest x-ray may not initially show the pneumonia. I am now looking for supporting...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 6

Director's Note: New rooms added for 2010 ACDIS Conference; book now!

March 18, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

The good news is that ACDIS has secured additional rooms at the Chicago Hyatt Regency for just $185 for Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 4, the two days of the 3rd Annual ACDIS Conference.   But these additional rooms are selling out quickly. There are currently less than 200 rooms left each...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 4, Issue 6

Questions from Council members on query KPIs, quality reviews, outpatient metrics, downtime policies

June 13, 2022
Leadership Council

One of the biggest benefits of Council membership is that it opens opportunities for collaboration and networking between members. While you can always ask questions via the ...Read More »

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