As a 10-year veteran of a successful CDI program, I am accustomed to being asked, “How did you build your program?” My response invariably is how vital it is to bring your physicians on board.
Before you respond, “But you don’t know...Read More »
The 83rd AHIMA Convention and Exhibit takes place in a few days and ACDIS is proud to support the efforts of the HIM professionals who work so diligently to ensure the accuracy and security of the medical record. A few...Read More »
Documentation improvement staff often struggle with principal diagnosis selection. A clear understanding of the definition of principal diagnosis and the factors that play into principal diagnosis selection is extremely important, although often confusing.
The quarterly reports issued by the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER)contain large amounts of data on how a facility compares to others in the same state, the same jurisdiction (i.e., the same Medicare Administrative Contractor), and nationwide in terms of coding...Read More »
Q: How should I query for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) if SIRS codes to sepsis? I want to correctly query and obtain the proper supporting information in the...Read More »
