If you have experience with any of the topics, please email Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald at linnea.archibald@hcpro.com by noon eastern on Friday, January 12, and she'll connect you with the relevant folks at the end of the day on...Read More »
CMS recently released ICD-10 CC and MCC lists on its web site. It lists the diagnosis by ICD-10 code, then indicates whether it qualifies as a CC/MCC, then it notes exclusions, and offers a description. If the CC or MCC is...Read More »
The bane of many CDI specialists’ existence is trying to get physicians to buy into good documentation practices. But a recent notice issued by TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, put in about as plain words I’ve seen that contractors are now going to be comparing Part A (hospital) with Part B...Read More »
Do you have knowledge and expertise you wish to share with CDI community? Are you looking to advance ACDIS on the local level? Are you seeking to cultivate the best resource material for the CDI community? Then apply for an ACDIS...Read More »
CDI specialists ideally should review medical records in their entirety and clarify non-specific documentation for reasons other than just principal diagnosis or CC/MCC capture. This recently-released article...Read More »
As a reminder, the ACDIS/HCPro events team has decided to offer a special discount to current members of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council for the 2024 ACDIS conference. The conference takes place April 8-11, 2024, at the JW Marriott in...Read More »
CDI specialists that incorporate quality measures review in their duties take note: The Joint Commission on Dec. 16 updated its Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures. Effective for discharges July 1, 2012, patients documented as receiving “Palliative Care...Read More »
