CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 42

News: Laterality among 2017 updates to ICD-10-CM guideline general conventions

October 6, 2016
Clinical & Coding, News, Education

The Cooperating Parties made revisions to the 2017 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting to explain how bilateral conditions should be reported when the two sides are treated during separate encounters, as well as what codes would be appropriate once one side has been...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 42

Q&A: Clinical validation

October 6, 2016
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: What is the meaning of the addition to the 2017 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting related to clinical validation? The new statement reads:

“The assignment of the diagnosis code is based upon the provider’s diagnostic statement that the condition...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 42

Local Chapter Update: Thanks for sharing your team photos!

October 6, 2016
News, Education

Our local chapters joined in the fun of our sixth annual CDI Week, hosting meetings and other get-togethers. Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Maine hosted educational meetings; our pediatric network group held a conference call; and California and Massachusetts Chapters got together with entertaining...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 41

Book Excerpt: Review all charts to maintain a compliant CDI program

March 31, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures, Denials & Appeals

If at all possible, CDI programs should review all hospitalizations in a facility for documentation improvement opportunities. And all charts truly means every chart, including every insurance product, regardless of reimbursement mechanism (i.e., by MS-DRG or per diem), including the no-...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 41

A Note from the ACDIS Editor: Looking back at CDI Week

September 29, 2016
News

by Katy Rushlau

It’s hard to believe that CDI Week has come and gone. The week-long event is something we work on for months—selecting the theme, planning activities, creating graphics and materials, and spreading the word on social...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 41

News: Apply for ACDIS boards and committees

September 29, 2016
ACDIS Guidance, News

by Brian Murphy

One of the (many) great things about our ACDIS members is their level of passion and commitment for their profession and this association. If you’ve ever been to an ACDIS conference, read one of our popular “Meet a Member” profiles in the CDI Journal, or...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 41

News: CMS resumes BFCC-QIO short stay reviews

September 29, 2016
News, Quality & Regulatory

The Beneficiary and Family Centered Care (BFCC) Quality Improvement Organizations’ (QIOs) resumed patient status reviews of short stays in acute care inpatient hospitals, long-term care hospitals, and inpatient psychiatric facilities on September 12, 2016, according to a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 41

News: Readmission rates drop across the U.S.

September 29, 2016
News, Quality & Regulatory

With Affordable Care Act and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program efforts, 49 states and the District of Columbia have seen a drop in readmission rates, according to CMS. Since...Read More »

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