CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 10

Q&A: Pressure sores present on admission

March 10, 2016
Ask ACDIS

Q: We are having trouble determining how to assign a code for a pressure ulcer that begins as a Stage I concern that is present on admission (POA) but advances during the patient’s stay to a Stage II or a Stage III. Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2008, p. 194, tells us that even if...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 10

Local Chapter Update: Upcoming meetings and events

March 10, 2016
News

Carmen Y. Ibarrondo Malave, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CCS-P ICD10 Trainer Ambassador, and the leader of the Puerto Rico ACDIS Chapter sent us this picture of their successful meeting in April with students and professors of the Master Health Information Management group at Medical Science Campus during...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 10

Conference Update: A few reminders; speaker Q&A

March 10, 2016
ACDIS Guidance

The countdown clock to the ACDIS conference officially clicked over to just 74 days. But time runs even shorter to benefit from the early-bird registration, which expires in just 13 days on March 22, and the hotel discount rate which expires on April 21. Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 9

Guest Post: Documentation for chronic care management

January 31, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC

As CDI specialists and coders, it is our job to document and code appropriately for the care being provided. For CDI professionals working with physician practice settings, identifying documentation to support chronic care...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 9

A Note from the ACDIS Editor: Consider contributing to our publications

March 3, 2016
ACDIS Guidance

by Katy Rushlau, ACDIS Editor

Community. That’s what I think of when I think of the collective ACDIS membership, comprised of CDI professionals and industry thought leaders who are anxious to share their ideas with others.

If you have an idea that you think we could use in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 9

News: International task force releases new sepsis definition

March 3, 2016
News

The Third International Consensus Definitions Task Force updated the standards of sepsis and septic shock, including simplified  clinical criteria for rapid recognition of sepsis-related organ failure and new criteria for septic shock, according to an article published February 23 in the ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 9

News: An introduction to the 'Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement' payment model

March 3, 2016
News

Approximately 800 hospitals across the country that perform inpatient total hip and knee joint replacements will be required to participate in the latest value-based payment initiative launched by CMS, the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, effective April 1.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 9

News: Critical action needed for critical access hospitals

March 3, 2016
News

Nearly 700 rural hospitals are at risk of closure, according to a report from iVantage Analytics. Rural or critical access hospitals (CAHs) provide care to about 11.7 million people, employ 100,000 healthcare workers, and account for $277 billion in economic activity. Yet the report shows that...Read More »

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