CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 14

Q&A: Creating a compliant query for SIRS and/or sepsis

July 9, 2015
Ask ACDIS

Q: I have been asked to build a query for a diagnosis of SIRS and/or sepsis for the following scenario: The patient was admitted for an infection urinary tract infection (UTI), pyelonephritis (PNA) and meets two SIRS criteria. The patient may be treated with oral or intravenous...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 9, Issue 13

Conference Update: Getting CDI involved in critical access hospitals

February 25, 2016
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion

There’s less than a month left to receive the early bird rate ($805 member, $905 non-member) for the . Don’t miss your chance to save! To view the conference brochure and agenda, click...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 13

Associate Director's Note: Time to sit down and have a talk

June 25, 2015
ACDIS Guidance

Just as you don’t talk about politics or religion at the dinner table, CDI and coding staff shouldn’t discuss their efforts’ effect on healthcare reimbursement.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 13

Local Chapter Update: California hosts first in-person event Friday; summer sessions offered

June 25, 2015
News

The following local networking groups will be holding CDI-related educational events over the next few months. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 13

News: AMA proposes ICD-10 payment two-year grace period

June 25, 2015
News

The American Medical Association (AMA) made another attempt to delay ICD-10 recently, but the delay wasn’t of code-set implementation, however, but of its impact post-implementation.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 13

News: The perils of cut-and-paste documentation

June 25, 2015
News

On June 16, a Senate committee examined how to improve electronic health record (EHR) systems, focusing on the physician’s experience which, as CDI specialists know, can be a source of frustration and lack of engagement for physicians.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 13

Q&A: Unrelated surgical procedure DRGs

June 25, 2015
Ask ACDIS

Q: Could you please explain unrelated surgical procedure DRGs? Also can you explain how we can differentiate between extensive operating room (OR) procedure and non-extensive OR procedure.  Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 9, Issue 12

Salary Survey provides insight into CDI program reporting structure

February 22, 2016
ACDIS Guidance

Most CDI programs have been around for seven or eight years, according to 20.7% of respondents to the 2015 CDI Salary Survey. Taken cumulatively, however, CDI programs are nearly evenly split, with 49%...Read More »

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