Q: Our lab does not calculate the Glomerular filtration rate(GFR) for patients over the age of 70. If I ask the physician to stage the chronic kidney disease (CKD), they ask me to calculate the GFR for them. If there a standard formula that should be used for this age group?Read More »
Q:Is it okay to code a diagnosis if the physician documents two diagnoses using the phrase “versus” between them? For example, the patient arrives with abdominal pain and the physician orders labs and other tests but they all come back normal. In the discharge note, the...Read More »
It is hard to believe that the 6th Annual ACDIS Conference is upon us. ACDIS staff will be flying into Nashville this weekend in preparation for the biggest CDI event of the year. We hope you enjoy this special edition of CDI Strategies. It includes some important information about the...Read More »
Can’t make it to the 6th Annual ACDIS conference? Listen in to a series of broadcasts by ICD-10 Monitorhttp://icd10monitor.com/ for all the highlights from Nashville. The broadcasts will take place live from the conference exhibit hall, May 21-23....Read More »
Whether you are just beginning your career as a CDI professional, or have been a CDI specialist for many years, there are days when you just feel like talking things over with a fellow professional. That’s just one reason networking can be so valuable.Read More »
A number of new CDI materials will be available at the HCPro booth (unless noted) throughout the conference including the recently released The Clinical Documentation Improvement Guide to ICD-10, Second Editionand The Physician Queries Handbook, Second Edition.
Editor’s Note: The following tips were adapted from comments by previous ACDIS attendees and CDI Talk networking discussions to help make your 2013 conference experience a better one:
Tip 1: Bring a highlighter or two to help you keep track of the most salient...Read More »
