CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 9

Tip: Thinking of adding quality core measure review to the CDI role? Be aware of the challenges

April 29, 2010
CDI Expansion, Quality & Regulatory

Despite the inclination of many hospital administrators to mechanize documentation and abstraction of quality measures, Kristen Geissler, MS, PT, MBA, CPHQ, associate director in the Healthcare Clinical Economics Practice at Navigant Consulting, Inc., in Baltimore, hasn’t heard of anyone able to...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 4, Issue 9

New questions from Council members on CDI workflows

September 12, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Leadership Council

Vanessa Elliott, BSN, RN, CCDS, enterprise system CDI educator at WVU Medicine, asks: "How are other teams handling their workflow processes with reviews, such as assigning, following up, and concurrent reviews? I’d love input from folks using Epic and 3M!"Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 9

Tip: Add physician education elements to your query/clarification forms

April 29, 2010
Education, Physician Queries

Many CDI specialists struggle with the problem of educating physicians about documentation requirements. Typical trouble areas include acute kidney failure versus acute renal failure or acute renal injury. While some CDI managers have a chance to educate new physician staff in one-on-one...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 9

Q&A: Multiple query options can confuse syncope clarifications

April 29, 2010
Ask ACDIS

Q: Our CDI specialists tend to ask questions that provide the physician with multiple options to choose from. It is not uncommon to have a query with multiple answers checked by the physician.

For example, in answer to the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 9

Q&A: Productivity measures for CDI specialists

April 28, 2011
Ask ACDIS

Q: What is the recommended ratio for CDI professionals regarding the number of patients and the number of chart reviews that should be conducted? Also, do you know if any institution is just reviewing Medicare cases or regardless of financial resource?Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 4, Issue 8

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Apply for 2022/2023 Council membership today

August 8, 2022
Leadership Council

by Linnea Archibald

It’s hard to believe, but applications for the fourth ACDIS CDI Leadership Council term (2022/2023) ...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 8

Guest Post: When asked about anemia

February 17, 2011
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Robert S. Gold, MD

I challenge you to find one textbook of medicine, physiology, or pathology that refers to a category of hematologic abnormality as “acute blood loss anemia.”

But coders are very familiar with that term. They may ask a physician whether a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 8

News: Studies, anecdotal evidence cite burden of documentation as detriment to patient care

April 15, 2010
News, Physician Queries
Recent CDI-related headlines include concerns about the burden of paperwork on patient care and the cost of healthcare. And article authors cite a few recent surveys to back up such assertions. 
For example, a study published...Read More »

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