CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 21

Note from the Instructor: Sepsis—stop looking at it as just one set of criteria

May 21, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC

You hear it all the time: “We only use SIRS,” “I like sepsis-3 because that’s the way I learned it medical school,” “one of our commercial insurance companies only pays for sepsis-3,” “CMS tells us to use sep-1”. For some unexplainable...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 21

Conference Day 1: Reminders for the main conference

May 21, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Now that the pre-cons are wrapping up, the ACDIS team is preparing to welcome the 2,000+ attendees to the main conference. As you’re preparing for the next two and a half days of fun and CDI education, we have a few reminders for you.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 20

Conference conversations: CDI and quality are on the same team, Head says

February 11, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Education

Erin Head, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, CHRS-TR, will present “CDI and Quality: Sharing Knowledge and Working Together to Improve Patient Outcomes,” on Day 3 of the ACDIS conference. Head is the director of HIM and medical staff services at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Florida. ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: San Antonio bound

May 17, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Melissa Varnavas

It’s hard to believe that in just a couple of days the ACDIS staff will step onto a plane bound for San Antonio. It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again. And yet, this same time next week, we’ll be packing it all up and heading back home again....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

News: OIG adds CMS overpayment collections to its work plan

May 17, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

The OIG will scrutinize how CMS collects overpayments, according to a recent update to its Work Plan.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

Q&A: Querying for pressure ulcer stages

May 17, 2018
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: If the provider documents: “Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right elbow,” does the CDI specialist need to query for the stage? Or, will it be coded as a stage...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

News: 2017 JustCoding coder salary survey reveals stagnation and frustration

May 17, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

Approximately 24% of respondents earned a salary in the $40,000-49,000 range, with 18% of respondents earning $39,000 or less and 58% of respondents earning $50,000 or more.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

News: Verma reiterates regulatory reduction, E/M reforms at AHA event

May 17, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

At the 2018 AHA Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, May 7, CMS administrator Seema Verma focused on the agency’s efforts to reduce regulatory burdens and continued move from a fee-for-service to value-based system...Read More »

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