CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 12

Tip: SIRS beats qSOFA for sepsis screening

March 22, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

by Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS

A newly published report from the Annals of Internal Medicine found that SIRS criteria had greater sensitivity than qSOFA as a screening test to initiate treatment for sepsis in non-ICU patients.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 12

Local chapter update: Monthly meeting guidance

March 22, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Over the next couple weeks, the ACDIS leadership will share some recommendations for various meeting structures, taken from the Local Chapter Leadership Toolkit, starting with monthly meetings.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 12

News: CMS initiatives would give patients more access to medical records data

March 22, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS recently announced MyHealthEData, an initiative aimed at standardizing medical record data and giving patients the ability to share it with providers.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 11

Book excerpt: The dos and don’ts for effective queries

January 25, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

By Sheila Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN, CCS

If you incorporate the practices and tenets below into your query development, you will find your queries are clearer, more direct in intent (but not directing in terms of response desired from the provider), and to the point, with...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 11

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Luck of the Irish surprise for local chapter members

March 15, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Melissa Varnavas

My family goes all out for St. Patrick’s Day. Dad has green suspenders with day-glow green shot glasses. Mom has a Dr. Seussian green and white top hat. My nephew wears a green plaid fedora. There’s green beer, traditional corned beef and cabbage, the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 11

Conference corner: Early bird registration for 2018 ACDIS conference ends Tuesday, March 20

March 15, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

There’s only a few more days left to get the early bird discount for the ACDIS Conference, so reserve your seat by Tuesday, March 20.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 11

From the Forum: Ensure work done in the ED is captured

March 15, 2018
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries, Education

Should conditions only present in the ED documentation be coded?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 11

News: Changes proposed for ICD-10, CMS invites comments from the public

March 15, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

CMS hosted an ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting last week to discuss proposed updates to ICD-10-CM/PCS for implementation on October 1, 2018.Read More »

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