January was full of successful local chapter events despite Mother Nature’s best attempts to cover them with a wet, snowy blanket, and chapter leaders have much in the works for February and March.Read More »
When asked about the greatest obstacle in ICD-10 planning and implementation, survey respondents pointed to the continuing uncertainty about the final implementation date as their No. 1 concern, followed by staffing and competing priorities as additional difficulties.Read More »
It’s no question that CDI specialists have made a big difference while working in hospitals. But a question asked more and more among CDI teams is can the job be done from home?Read More »
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced last week plans to ramp up Medicare payment reforms featuring alternative payment models and value-based payments.Read More »
In many ways, CDI efforts in the critical access hospital (CAH) setting mirror the typical duties of those working in the short-term acute care world. Just ask specialists to identify their top documentation trouble spots.Read More »
William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, director with DRG Review, Inc., in Fort Walton Beach, Florida offers his insight on reporting additional diagnoses. Read More »
Ask pediatricians to consider the following documentation opportunities when writing their history and physicals (H&P), consults, progress notes, and discharge summaries, focusing on conditions present at the time of admission.Read More »
If your CDI program needs physician engagement ideas, perhaps tuning into the efforts at your nearby pediatric hospital can help—or, you can just call on Valerie Bica, RN, CPN, CDI specialist at Nemours/A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, and her teammates. Although many...Read More »
