CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

News: Sepsis likely to blame for 20% of worldwide deaths, study shows

January 23, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

A new study estimates that sepsis is at least partially responsible for roughly 11 million global deaths in 2017 out of 56 million total deaths. This means sepsis was at least partially responsible for 20% of the worldwide deaths that year. Undertaken by a dozen collaborators at the University...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 4

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Adapting to the ebb and flow of change

July 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Melissa Varnavas
What was true on Friday somehow changes by Monday.

If you’ve been listening to me over on Facebook Live for the ACDIS Monday Meet Ups we’ve been holding since the end of April, essentially that’s been the theme.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

News: Analytics utilization ‘negligible’ among 80% of healthcare organizations

January 23, 2020
CDI Management, Clinical & Coding, News, Education

According to a recent Black Book survey, eighty percent of healthcare leaders said their use of data analytics for decision-making and strategic planning is "negligible," reported HealthLeaders Media.

The research found that 95% of hospitals and physician group executives have...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 4

Case study: Education on a budget—Getting the most bang for your buck

July 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Carolyn Riel
Since its inception, the CDI field has grown and advanced, its positive effects reaching far beyond documentation improvement for correct coding, reporting, and reimbursement. Organizations have seen the importance of solid documentation practices and have steadily...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

News: Automated downgrade of emergency physician visit codes coming April 1

January 23, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) announced that starting April 1, they will use a proprietary software program to evaluate all professional claims submitted for emergency department visits with the Level 5 evaluation and management (E&M) code 99285.

According to guidelines from the American...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 4

Research notes: Resident education as an avenue for improved documentation

July 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
If you were to ask me, “What is the single best thing I can do to improve clinical documentation?” my answer would be to go out and get yourself some resident physicians. Beg, borrow, or steal them if you have to, but having residency programs...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

Q&A: Mentioning SOI and ROM in queries

January 23, 2020
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management, Clinical & Coding

Q: Upon review of some of my old query formats, I noticed that come of them have a standard statement like the ones below:

  • “To facilitate accurate documentation of severity of illness (SOI), please clarify the etiology of abdominal pain for this patient based on these clinical
    • ...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 4

Integration means more than PowerPoints

July 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Carolyn Riel
CDI departments are traditionally behind the healthcare scenes. CDI specialists are the heroes that no one sees, fighting denials and making sure all charts are completed to the utmost accuracy. But what happens when this backstage department steps into the...Read More »

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