CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 47

Symposium spotlight: #TBT early bird special, ways to save on Symposium admission

October 10, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Outpatient CDI, Education

We are celebrating Throw Back Thursday (#TBT) today with $100 off admission to the 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI with code OPTBT100 at check out. The event takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. The ACDIS symposium is the only...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 47

ACDIS tip: Getting started and transitioning effectively into the role

October 10, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, CDI Management

ACDIS frequently fields questions from those working in nursing, coding, case management, and other areas seeking insight into how to gain experience with clinical documentation integrity (CDI) efforts and transition into the role.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 47

Local chapter update: More than 1,200 CDI professionals reached via local chapter events

October 10, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

From August through October there will have been nearly 30 local events offering CDI education and networking across the country. Now, some of these chapters host small, after-hour-type sessions gathering 15 or 20 people to talk about an issue. If these 30 events gathered a minimum of 20...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 46

CDI Week 2020 Q&A: CDI and key performance indicators

September 18, 2020
Ask ACDIS

As part of the tenth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Susan Sweeney BSN, RN, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, a CDI consultant for Covenant HIM Consulting, and a member of the 2020...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 46

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Resources for everyone’s favorite topic

October 3, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Linnea Archibald

Pretty much every month, when I look through the ACDIS website analytics, the top search term remains the same. Month after month. Year after year. Sepsis takes the cake for the most search terms and therefore the number one topic for our members.

...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 46

News: CMS invites comments on CC/MCC severity level designations

October 3, 2019
CDI Management, Clinical & Coding, News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS plans to hold a call to discuss the MS-DRG CC/MCC comprehensive analysis discussed in the fiscal year (FY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed and final rules on Tuesday, October 8, 2-3 p.m. eastern.

The call will include a review of the method used to determine...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 46

News: 2,583 hospitals hit with new round of readmission penalties

October 3, 2019
News, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals this week in the newest round of readmission penalties, according to Kaiser Health News. Medicare estimates that the cuts will cost hospitals $563 million over a year.

Of the 3,129 general hospitals evaluated in the Hospital Readmission...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 46

News: Lack of resources stand in the way of shift to value-based care, survey finds

October 3, 2019
CDI Management, News, Policies & Procedures

Just over 25% of healthcare leaders cite a lack of resources as the primary barrier to implementing a value-based care model, according to a Definitive Healthcare survey. Nearly 20% attribute gaps in interoperability as a sizable impediment, while another 17% cite the unpredictability of revenue...Read More »

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