CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

Q&A: Mental incompetency

June 3, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I believe there was a Coding Clinic several years ago where the diagnosis of “mental incompetence” was changed to “intellectual disability,” but I can’t seem to locate it. What ICD-10 code should be used if a person is documented as “mentally incompetent”?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

ACDIS update: The 2021 CDI Week theme is…

June 3, 2021
Education

CDI Week serves as an annual week of recognition for those professionals in the clinical documentation integrity field to be celebrated. This year, CDI Week takes place September 13-17, and includes a free sponsored webinar, daily Q&As from our...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

ACDIS update: Boards and committees call for volunteers

June 3, 2021

ACDIS’ volunteer boards and committees are the heartbeat of our organization. The people serving in these groups provide best-practice guidance, review materials for publication, advocate on behalf of the association’s members, plan celebrations and appreciation programs, and much more.

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CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

ACDIS update: ICD-10-CM and IPPS regulatory mapping, an opportunity for change

June 3, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

Each fall we join our revenue cycle, quality, and coding colleagues in a race to read and understand the impacts of the newest ICD-10-CM coding changes and the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. As CDI professionals, we can...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

Local chapter update: Ask ACDIS national for your chapter rosters

June 3, 2021

Planning a local chapter event soon? Looking to send out a newsletter? Want to better connect with your local chapter members? ACDIS can help.

If you have information you’d like to send out to your local chapter members, reach out to ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel (...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 21

Note from the ACDIS Director: Finding purpose, post COVID, within the CDI profession

May 27, 2021

by Brian Murphy

I had a great couple of days this past weekend. The weather up here in northeast Massachusetts, some 35 miles north of Boston, was in the low-mid 80s. I spent Saturday afternoon outdoors with my father, 77, and my wife and daughters, barbecuing and chit-chatting....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 21

News: Physicians urged to prepare for mental health crises

May 27, 2021
News, Physician Queries

Physician’s mental health and professional feelings of burnout represents an ongoing concern, according to The Physicians Foundation. Some 58% of physicians reported feelings associated with burnout in a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 21

News: Diagnostic errors may contribute to malpractice suits

May 27, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

It may seem logical, but clinical judgement—or mistakes thereof—represents a serious concern in relation to malpractice suits according to a CRICO Strategies study, MedPage Today reported. Diagnosis-related malpractice cases cost nearly $2 billion, in commercial liability payouts....Read More »

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