CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 45

News: AHA asks court to order HHS to implement three appeals backlog solutions

October 27, 2016
News, Quality & Regulatory

The American Hospital Association (AHA) asked a federal judge to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement three “practicable solutions” to the Medicare claims appeals backlog, according to a motion filed on October 14.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 45

News: CMS announces new initiative to increase clinician engagement

October 27, 2016
News, Education

On October 13, CMS announced a new initiative to increase clinician engagement, including a regulatory review to begin reducing unnecessary documentation, according to a statement released by the agency.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 45

Q&A: Reporting medically-induced coma

October 27, 2016
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I have a question about coding a medically-induced coma, for example, a patient on a Precedex drip for alcohol withdrawal, supported with mechanical ventilation, and intensive nursing care.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 45

Local Chapter Update: Upcoming meetings and events

October 27, 2016
News, Education

The Chapter Advisory Board held its quarterly call for local chapter leaders Thursday, October 22. During the call, members of the three Missouri ACDIS chapters’ leadership recounted how they joined forces for the state’s first full-day event. Perhaps more vital for those listening to the call,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 45

Radio Update: Join ACDIS instructors Nov. 2 for roundtable discussion

October 27, 2016
News

Tune into Nov. 2 ACDIS Radio for a special episode: CDI controversies: Instructors’ tales from the classroom. 

The Wednesday, Nov. 2 edition of ACDIS Radio features all three ACDIS CDI instructors together in the studio: Laurie Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 44

From the Forum: Using pediatric nursing notes for query creation

April 7, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

Nursing notes cannot be used for coding and billing purposes. This does not mean, however, that they’re worthless for CDI purposes. Often times, CDI specialists neglect reviewing this documentation because they know it can’t be coded. This is a mistake.

“Often times, it’s the nursing...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 44

A Note from the Associate Editorial Director: A birds-eye view of ACDIS publications

October 20, 2016
ACDIS Guidance, News

by Melissa Varnavas

At our office in Middleton, we sit beside a row of windows overlooking a parking lot and—at the moment—rolling hills of autumnal foliage shrouded in mist. About an hour ago, a big ‘ole crow landed on the window ledge and poked at each window pane before...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 44

News: CMS finalizes new Medicare quality payment program

October 20, 2016
News, Quality & Regulatory

On October 14, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized its policy implementing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) incentive payment provisions in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA),...Read More »

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