CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 3

News: ACDIS selects four new advisory board members

February 4, 2010
News

With approximately 30 applications up for consideration, ACDIS had a difficult time voting in four expert individuals to serve up to a three-year term. Incoming 2010 board members include:

  • James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, managing director in the FTI Healthcare’s Corporate Finance
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CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 4, Issue 3

Special Council member discount for the 2022 ACDIS national conference

March 14, 2022
Leadership Council, Education

The ACDIS events team has decided to extend last year’s special discount to current members of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council for the 2022 ACDIS conference. The conference takes place May 2-5, 2022, at the Gaylord Palms Resort &...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

RACs request queries as complex reviews roll out

July 1, 2010
Quality & Regulatory

The question of whether to retain queries as a permanent part of the medical record increased in importance this spring as recovery audit contractors (RAC) included queries on the list of records they requested as part of complex audits.

“Once upon a time, there were no query police, But...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 3

News: Texas HHS reports 'record year' in fraud/waste recovery

February 4, 2010
News
In January, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission released its fiscal year 2009 annual report. In it, the agency touts a state-wide recovery of more than $300 million—a nearly $70 million recovery jump...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

Director’s Note: ACDIS Board supports AHIMA CDI Practice Brief

July 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

Since the last issue of CDI Journal, an important development has occurred in the industry: the release of the AHIMA documents “Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs” (commonly referred to as the CDI Practice Brief) and the Clinical Documentation Improvement...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 3

News: Applications sought for CDI Professional of the Year

February 4, 2010
News

The nomination period for the 2010 CDI Professional of the Year award is open through March 15, 2010. The 2010 ACDIS annual conference committee will choose one CDI Professional of the Year Award winner and two winners of Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement.

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CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

AHIMA releases new CDI guidance, offers tools for programs

July 1, 2010
News

Two new publications from AHIMA offer guidance and best practices for CDI programs. The Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit, released in April, and the “Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs” (aka the CDI Practice Brief), released in the May Journal of AHIMA, outline...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 3

Tip: Encourage uncertainty to help alleviate the pain of symptom DRGs

February 4, 2010
Clinical & Coding
The problem
According to a recent poll on the ACDIS Web site, 85% of members cope with physicians who frequently document unspecified chest pain. In addition, 51% of those polled stated that...Read More »

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