CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 41

Q&A: CMS HCCs versus HHS HCCs

September 29, 2016
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion, Quality & Regulatory, Education

Q: Are the diagnoses on the CMS HCC list the exact same as the ones on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HCC list?

A: The HHS HCCs are the ones used for calculating payment for government insurance programs offered through what we think of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 41

Local Chapter Update: Fall features full day educational fun

September 29, 2016
News, Education

by Melissa Varnavas

I just got off a planning call with half-dozen members of chapter leadership from the “show-me” state and, believe me, they’ve got something to show-off at their upcoming, first-annual, full-day conference on Saturday, October 15, at Boone Hospital Center in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 41

Certification Update: Very exciting news about CCDS applications

September 29, 2016
News, Education

Those applying to take the CCDS exam or recertify will no longer have to write their applications by hand. We recently got some new applications in the form of editable PDFs, which you can complete on your computer.

The new forms are now available on the ACDIS website for exams, re-exams...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 41

Career Center: This week’s featured job postings

September 29, 2016

We recently had a customer reach out to us looking for a new job in CDI. She had decades of nursing experience, and asked us to point her to a site where she could filter search results by job title (i.e. CDI specialist), location (i.e. her home state), and by whether or not they had a remote...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 40

Conference Conversations: Morris ventures into CDI for OB/GYN

March 30, 2017
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion

Editor’s Note: Over the coming weeks, we’ll take some time to introduce members to a few of this year’s ACDIS conference speakers. ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 40

A Note from the Instructors: My role as a Boot Camp instructor

September 15, 2016
ACDIS Guidance, News, Education

by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS

I have enjoyed being an instructor for ACDIS and HCPro for almost three years, now. Having the opportunity to travel across the country and teach others about the CDI profession has definitely been a rewarding experience for me. Even though each Boot...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 40

News: Annual CDI week of recognition to take place Sept. 19-23

September 15, 2016
News

We are only a few days from officially launching the sixth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Week. This week is a time to recognize CDI specialists for the critical role they perform in within the healthcare industry. It's also a time for those working as CDI specialists to thank...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 40

News: AHA urges Congress to improve hospital quality, pay-for-performance programs

September 15, 2016
News, Quality & Regulatory

The American Hospital Association (AHA) hopes to streamline Medicare quality reporting and payment program measures by focusing on high priority quality issues, incorporating a socioeconomic adjustment to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and reforming the existing Hospital-...Read More »

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