CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 5

Local Chapter Update: Plan ahead to attend nearby educational events

February 4, 2016
News

Local ACDIS chapters provide a vital networking and educational service to clinical documentation improvement specialists in a given state, geographic region, or specialty area. These groups are led by volunteers who help hosts organize events and further ACDIS’ mission to provide professionals...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 5

Nursing license support: A remote CDI dilemma

September 1, 2016
ACDIS Guidance, News

by Wendy Frushon Tsaninos, RN, CCDS, CCS, CMSRN, MSTD

In the CDI industry, the remote CDI role is highly coveted. One way to attain such a position is to apply for employment with a supplemental staffing agency. Through this process, a candidate can be matched...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 5

News: Survey reveals only minor productivity declines post ICD-10 implementation

February 4, 2016
News, Clinical & Coding

Productivity decreases post-ICD-10 implementation has been a major concern for CDI specialists, coders, and providers alike. However, a recent survey from consulting service, Navicure, found that relatively few respondents have seen a significant decrease in productivity. Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 5

New rules add import to clinical validation queries

September 1, 2016
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Education

The 2016 ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice call on CDI or coding pro- fessionals to query physicians if the documentation:

  1. Describes or is associated with clinical indicators without a definitive relationship to an underlying diagnosis 

    2. ...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 5

In the News: ACDIS addresses documentation and coding issues

September 1, 2016
Clinical & Coding, News

Editor’s note: ACDIS Advisory Board members Paul Evans, RHIA, CCDS, CCS, CCS-P, and Judy Schade, RN, MSN, CCM, CCDS, in conjunction with former ACDIS Advisory Board member and HCPro Director of HIM/Coding Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 5

Coding Corner: 12 new Official Guidelines that affect CDI

September 1, 2016
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, News

by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP

The last few weeks have been mind-spinning. First and foremost, the 2017 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule, which includes Medicare payment system changes, coding changes, and MS-DRG shifts, was...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 5

Q&A: Clinically defining atrial fibrillation

February 4, 2016
Ask ACDIS

Q: Our facility is developing clinical definitions regarding types of atrial fibrillation (afib) given the specificity changes in ICD-10. Could you provide suggestions for these definitions? Do you think is it appropriate to query for persistent atrial fibrillation for the period of more...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 5

From the Forum: Sepsis-3 criteria and the pediatric population

October 7, 2016
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, Education

The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Sep- tic Shock published new clinical guidelines for diagnosing sepsis, dubbed Sepsis-3, earlier this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Although CMS chose not to adopt the new criteria in a...Read More »

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