CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 2

Director’s Note: Important dates regarding the 4th Annual ACDIS Conference

January 20, 2011
ACDIS Guidance

There are a mere 75 days left until the 4th Annual ACDIS Conference in Orlando (April 7-8). Amazing how quickly the hands on old father time’s clock spin. It seems like just yesterday we were unpacking the boxes from the Chicago conference last June and here we are again preparing for...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 5, Issue 2

Join us live for a free virtual ACDIS event, February 27-28, 2023!

February 13, 2023
Leadership Council, Education

Up to 6 ACDIS credits are available at this Virtual Summit. The deadline to register is Friday, February 17, 2023, so sign up today!Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 2

Put PEPPER to proper use

April 1, 2011
CDI Management

Imagine sitting down to take an exam and the teacher tells you exactly what’s on the test. Not only that, but the teacher’s putting the answers up on the blackboard. PEPPER is a lot like that. It outlines areas that are at risk for payment errors (referred to in the report as “target areas”)...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 5, Issue 2

New questions from Council members on outpatient query practice, CPT coding, conflicting documentation, malnutrition documentation

February 13, 2023
Leadership Council, Ask ACDIS

One of the biggest benefits of Council membership is that it opens opportunities for collaboration and networking between members. While you can always ask questions via the ACDIS Forum thread specifically for Council members...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 2

Director's note: Laying down the (by)laws

April 1, 2011
ACDIS Guidance

(See p. 4)  ACDIS has issued comments to AHIMA, CMS, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but it’s largely been a shared responsibility and not the purview of a committee chair or elected officer, for example. We’ve also been asked to take a look at our elections process and ways...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 2

News: CMS announces inpatient value-based purchasing program

January 20, 2011
News

On Friday, January 7, CMS issued a proposed rule to establish a new hospital value-based purchasing program,...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 2

Ask ACDIS: Know when to query for postop acute respiratory failure

April 1, 2011
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries, Quality & Regulatory

Q: Are there any coding guidelines/definitions regarding code 518.5 (Pulmonary insufficiency following trauma and surgery) vs. the use of 518.81 (Acute respiratory failure postop)? If a physician documents postop respiratory failure, which code should we report? I looked in Coding Clinic...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 2

News: MedPAC recommends 1% IPPS update for 2012

January 20, 2011
News

In a meeting Thursday, January 13, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended Congress provide a 2.5% update with a 1.5% documentation and coding adjustment (DCA) reduction for a net 1% update for fiscal year 2012 inpatient payments, according to a report from ...Read More »

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