CDI Journal - Volume 8, Issue 4

Expanding CDI efforts: Redefining "advanced"

October 1, 2014
CDI Expansion

What does it mean to have an "advanced" CDI program? For that matter, what does it mean to be an "experienced" CDI professional? "It's more than just a program's age and more than just the number of years an individual has been involved in CDI efforts," says Dee Banet, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDI...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 8, Issue 4

Director’s Note: "ACDIS Radio," a new channel for CDI voices

October 1, 2014
ACDIS Guidance

?ACDIS Radio? is a new biweekly program that runs every other Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. ET to roughly noon. It is dedicated to bringing you the latest ideas, hot topics of discussion, and industry news of relevance to my favorite position in healthcare?that being CDI, of course.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 8, Issue 4

Outpatient endeavors: Top CDI tactics for outpatient surgery readiness under ICD-10

October 1, 2014
CDI Expansion

by Andrea Clark-Rubinowitz,RHIA, CCS, CPCH

The volume of outpatient care continues to rise. In the United States in 2010, there were 100.7 million outpatient department visits, 128.7 million ED visits, and 51.4 million procedures, according to Centers for Disease Control and...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 8, Issue 4

Meet-a-member: Virginia resident helps ACDIS mark 2,000th CCDS milestone

October 1, 2014
Education

Amanda Graybill, RN, BSN,CCDS, CDI specialist at Lewis Gale Medical Center of Salem, Virginia, is the 2,000th person to earn the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential. A CDI specialist for three years, she comes to the profession via case management, med/surg oncology,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

Local Chapter Events: March meetings scheduled

February 13, 2014
News

The following ACDIS chapters are planning upcoming networking events. For additional information visit the Local Chapter page of the ACDIS website or visit the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

News: '2-Midnight' audit probe timeline extended

February 13, 2014
News

Medicare Administrative Contractors can continue their “probe and educate” audits related to the “2-Midnight Rule” through September 30,...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 8, Issue 4

Physician advisor corner: Doc ... but is that a complication?

October 1, 2014
Education

by Trey La Charité, MD

Even the best of medical care has complications and consequences. Unfortunately, society has not always encouraged the medical community to be forthcoming when these things occur. While significant improvements have occurred with the institution of the “...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

News: OIG targets Kwashiorkor claims

February 13, 2014
News, Quality & Regulatory

Christus Saint Vincent Regional Medical Center, in Santa Fe, used ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 260 for Kwashiorkor, when it should have used codes for other forms of malnutrition, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector...Read More »

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