by Linnea Archibald
As the CDI profession has matured and expanded over the years, many CDI departments find themselves pulled down new avenues outside of the traditional chart review process. While not traditionally a role of CDI work, many have begun branching out into denials...Read More »
There’s a lot of talk about the transition from sepsis-2 to sepsis-3, but only one conference is bringing you the latest—straight from the source authority.
Attendees of the 13th annual ACDIS conference in their conference registration a pass to attend Sepsis transition...Read More »
by Anneleah Williams-Bridges, MS, MBCA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, RH-CBS, LIA
Until recently, many organizations have solely used their CDI resources to strengthen the capture of CCs/MCCs, Hierarchical Condition Categories, severity of illness/risk of mortality, and DRG validation....Read More »
Do you know a CDI professional who goes above and beyond their daily duties to advance the CDI profession, help their colleagues, and move the needle on CDI outcomes at your facility? Consider nominating them for one of this year’s ACDIS Achievement Awards.
The ACDIS advisory board is conducting an ongoing educational series on provider engagement. As part of this series, the board has developed a survey to gather data on the relationship between provider engagement efforts, provider buy-in, and their impact on CDI chart review productivity.Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
Payers deny claims on a wide variety of grounds, but it’s no secret that certain diagnoses seem to be frequent denial targets. Each year, respondents to the...Read More »
When planning a local chapter event, be sure to allow for 30 minutes or more if needed after the last educational presenter to have a chapter business meeting. This is particularly important in the early stages of the chapter’s inception as well as later when the group takes on ever more...Read More »
