CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 1

ICD-10 prep: Dig into documentation

January 1, 2012
Clinical & Coding

With all of the attention around the increased specificity of ICD-10-CM codes, facilities are concerned that documentation will lack sufficient detail. And as CDI specialists know, physicians don’t always provide enough information for coders to choose the most specific ICD-9-CM code.

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CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 1

Networking opportunities: Start CDI education by joining your local chapter

January 5, 2012
Education

There's no better way to celebrate the New Year than with these educational opportunities. Make good on your CDI educational resolutions. Get involved. The following states are holding meetings in January:
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 1

Outgoing members of the ACDIS Advisory Board offer thoughts on association and CDI profession growth

January 1, 2012
ACDIS Guidance

As four new Advisory Board members step forward each year to lend leadership to the ACDIS membership, four trusted members take a step back from their roles. Shelia Bullock, Garri Garrison, Robin Holmes, and Colleen Stukenberg share their thoughts on the growth of ACDIS and the CDI profession as...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 1

Networking focus: Oregon/SW Washington group expands

January 1, 2012
Education

“You can’t imagine how it feels to go from that first meeting, which essentially was just a gathering of sorts,to where we are now,” says Eileen Pracz, RN, CCDS, clinical documentation specialist at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, who led the chapter in 2010. “This has...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 1

CDI Week celebrations bring tales of success

January 1, 2012
CDI Expansion

It is hard to believe that the first-ever Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Week is now little more than a pleasant memory for most. It was definitely something to be marked in the annals of ACDIS’ history. The first CDI Week may be over, but the days of recognizing this unique, vital...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 1

CDI programs share stories in celebration of CDI Week

January 1, 2012
CDI Expansion

The first annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week was celebrated September 18–24, 2011. A work group organized and supported by ACDIS convened over several months to plan and organize the event and to develop resources and promotional events, including an industrywide survey and a series...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 51

Q&A: Identifying secondary diagnoses

December 26, 2012
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: My question has to do with coding guidelines regarding secondary diagnosis followed by contrasting/comparative diagnoses. Let me explain a particular scenario. This was a two-day stay over the weekend. The patient was admitted for further evaluation with a history and...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 50

Guest Post: Review clinical picture prior to querying for altered mental status

December 20, 2012
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

by Robert S. Gold, MD

Determining when to seek clarification regarding patients with altered mental status can be tricky business. Patients who already have established dementia and are now off their baseline with an acute metabolic disorder such as UTI, physicians are typically...Read More »

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