CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 28

Note from the Certification Coordinator: Does your employer care when you recertify your CCDS?

June 27, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Penny Richards

In the last few weeks I’ve handled rush recertifications for people who waited until their due dates to submit their paperwork.

In two cases, employers threatened to suspend people who did not recertify by their due date.

Do you know what your...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 28

News: FY 2020 ICD-10-CM code update released

June 27, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

The CDC posted the fiscal year (FY) 2020 ICD-10-CM final code changes last week.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 28

News: Out-of-pocket costs rose 12% in 2018, study finds

June 27, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

Out-of-pocket costs rose across all specialty care settings in 2018, according to a TransUnion Healthcare study released at the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 28

News: ACDIS Regulatory Committee submits comments on FY 2020 IPPS proposed rule

June 27, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

Before the comment period ended on Monday, June 24, the agency received 7,711 comments. The ACDIS CDI Regulatory Committee prepared and submitted their own, bringing forward many of the concerns raised by the larger CDI community.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 28

Q&A: CMI and surgical cases

June 27, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’ve heard that when the volume of surgical cases is flat, any movement in the CMI represents an increased complexity of the patients. Can you explain what that means?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 28

ACDIS update: Leadership Council application period extended

June 27, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

The deadline to apply for the brand new ACDIS Leadership Council has been extended to Friday, July 12.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 28

ACDIS update: Catch up on the ACDIS Podcast, get a sneak peek at what’s to come

June 27, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The ACDIS Podcast: Talking CDI is a biweekly live podcast devoted to hot topics in CDI. If you haven’t listened before or you’re just a bit behind, make sure to peruse the archives on the ACDIS website or...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 28

Join us for a sepsis webinar on July 18!

June 27, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

Join two recent ACDIS Conference speakers on Thursday, July 18, 1-2:30 p.m., for an in-depth look at the various sepsis clinical definitions, coding requirements, and quality programs, and learn how The Medical Center at Bowling Green developed a sepsis clinical pathway to ease the confusion.Read More »

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