CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 48

ACDIS update: Speak at the 2024 Revenue Integrity Symposium!

October 26, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS’ sister association is the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity, lovingly referred to as NAHRI. Its annual conference is called the Revenue Integrity Symposium, and in 2024 this event is adding a third track dedicated to denials management across the entire revenue cycle....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 48

ACDIS update: ACDIS Scholarships provide opportunities for new and seasoned CDI professionals

October 26, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Applications for the annual ACDIS CDI Scholarship program are open, and we need your help to spread the word! From now until Tuesday, November 14, any who are active in the CDI field have the chance to demonstrate their...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 48

Local chapter update: Tell us about your upcoming meetings using the leadership request form!

October 26, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

ACDIS wants to hear about your chapter meetings! To have your upcoming events listed in the CDI Strategies newsletter each week as well as your local chapter page, make sure to complete the Local Chapter Leadership...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

Note from the Product Coordinator: Nominate someone for an ACDIS Achievement Award, submit a poster for the 2024 conference!

October 19, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

by Karla Kozak

Did someone mentor and guide you as you navigated through your career in CDI? Do you know someone who has dedicated their time to serving the CDI profession? When you think of what makes someone a truly stellar CDI professional, does one person come to mind?...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

News: CMS seeks insurance mandate on OTC preventative services

October 19, 2023
News

CMS is in the process of requiring health insurance plans to most cover over-the-counter (OTC) preventative services, according to ICD10monitor.

The...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

News: CMS could save $694 million with adjustment to post-acute transfer policy, OIG says

October 19, 2023
News, Policies & Procedures

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently concluded an audit aimed at determining whether significant cost savings could be realized for the Medicare program in post-acute care (PAC) discharge policy, according to a press...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

News: Tax-exempt hospitals provide $130 billion in benefits to their community, report says

October 19, 2023
News

In 2020, tax-exempt hospitals provided approximately $130 billion in total benefits to their surrounding communities, $57 billion of which was used for financial assistance for patients in need,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

Q&A: Differential diagnoses

October 19, 2023
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: What is your take on differential diagnoses? From The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, it looks like they are equal to “uncertain conditions” if they are documented at the time of discharge. My concern regards the word “confirmed”: I don’t think that the...Read More »

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