CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 29

Membership update: 10th annual ACDIS conference special section available now

June 29, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News, Education

Did you come to the 10th annual ACDIS conference this year? Did you sadly miss it and wish you could have gone? Well, every year, the ACDIS leadership team pulls together the highlights for a special publication focused on the event. This being ACDIS’ 10th anniversary, the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 29

Radio Recap: Expanding CDI to the outpatient observation setting

June 29, 2017
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

CDI specialists reviewing outpatient observation records are “essentially playing the clinical detective,” said Seth Kirschner, senior manager at the Claro Group, LLC, in Chicago, on the April 19 episode of ACDIS Radio, “...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 29

Membership update: Ways to earn your CCDS CEUs

June 29, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Since you need 30 continuing education credits (CEUs) every two years to maintain your CCDS certification, you may find yourself scrambling for opportunities. In actuality, it’s fairly straightforward to receive CEUs, but you need to know where to get them first.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 29

Local chapter updates: Join us for the leadership networking call today

June 29, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The Chapter Advisory Board would like to remind members of local chapters and networking groups to join the telephone conference networking call today, Thursday, June 29, at noon, eastern.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 28

Tip: Using ED documentation that’s absent from the discharge summary

February 7, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

Though many coders and auditors say so, there is no official direction that states diagnoses can only be reported if they’re included in the discharge summary. We teach in our CDI Boot Camps that, although it’s desirable if the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 28

Note from Associate Director: What to expect at the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI

June 22, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, News, Outpatient CDI

By Rebecca Hendren
Outpatient CDI is a fast-growing area of focus for those working in the field. In a recent member poll, 33% of our audience reported that they either have an outpatient CDI program or they are planning to launch one within the next 12 months.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 28

News: July OPPS update brings changes to ophthalmologic, maternal care codes

June 22, 2017
Clinical & Coding, News, Outpatient CDI, Quality & Regulatory

CMS released a change request May 30 describing changes which will be implemented in the July 2017 quarterly update to the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 28

News: CMS documentation guidelines crucial for success under inaugural year of MIPS

June 22, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News, Quality & Regulatory

Take a close look at the documentation guidelines that CMS suggests for the practice improvement portion of the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) and you may ward off future audits and avoid forfeiting revenue, according to the...Read More »

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