CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 3

Local Chapter Update: Consider volunteering to help your networking group grow

January 21, 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, identify potential speakers, and connect with ACDIS...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 3

HACs and POA: Not just alphabet soup

May 1, 2016

by Michelle M. Wieczorek, RN, RHIT, CPHQ

In 2010 under the Affordable Care Act, CMS linked Medicare payments to healthcare quality, known as value- based purchasing. However, the push for paying for higher-quality medical care goes back a bit further still.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 3

Physician Advisor’s Corner: Medicare reports on 2016 physician value modifier

May 1, 2016

by Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS

The value modifier (VM) is Medicare’s physician pay-for-performance program that rewards or penalizes physicians for the quality and cost of care they provide. For calendar year 2015, Medicare began applying the VM to...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 3

In the News: Sepsis-3: New clinical definitions cause dilemmas

May 1, 2016

Earlier this year, a group of clinicians from around the globe released new standards for diagnosing sepsis. The Journal of the American Medical Association published the third international consensus definitions, dubbed Sepsis-3, in February.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 3

Q&A: Query for "Type 2 injury"

January 21, 2016
Ask ACDIS

Q: I was reviewing a case with one of our CDI specialists this morning. Briefly, the following clinical indicators documented in the chart are elevated cardiac enzymes, shock, and demand ischemia. Cardiology documented “elevated cardiac enzymes in setting of shock representing a...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 3

Coding Corner: Tips for reporting bronchoscopy procedures

May 1, 2016

by Paul Evans, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS

Following are some ICD-10-PCS documentation and coding tips for three of the most common (and commonly misunderstood/miscoded) procedures performed via bronchoscopy.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 3

Laboratory Speak: The fundamentals of pathogenic bacteria

May 1, 2016

by Verona A. Lodholz, DC, MT(ASCP), CPC, CCDS

Microbiology is the study of things that can’t be seen by the naked eye. To the CDI specialist, the term refers to human pathogens and the diseases they can cause. This article discusses some of the fundamentals of...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 3

Coding Clinic for CDI: Heart failure, obstetrics, and linking language

May 1, 2016

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

Spring is in the air and the daffodils are blooming. We are more than six months into the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS, and at times it appears there are more questions than answers. The last few weeks have brought us...Read More »

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