CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 15

Note from the ACDIS Director: Welcome new advisory board members

April 9, 2020

We are very grateful to have four very qualified individuals with a history of join us as new members of the ACDIS advisory board.

ACDIS would like to welcome Jennifer Eaton, RN, MSN, CCDS, Executive Director of CDI for Enjoin; Emily Emmons, MSN, RN, CCDS,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 15

News: CDC publishes ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for COVID-19

April 9, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines for COVID-19, reported Revenue Cycle Advisor. These new guidelines are effective April 1 through September 30, 2020.

Per the Guidelines, codes for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 15

News: Higher COVID-19 fatality rates for patients with cardiovascular disease

April 9, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

A clinical bulletin recently published by the American College of Cardiology reported that the case fatality rate for patients with COVID-19 who have...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 15

News: Medicare Advantage plans to get a 1.66% payment increase in 2021

April 9, 2020
News

CMS has published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Rate Announcement, which finalizes the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D payment methodologies for CY 2021. CMS says that the announcement addresses comments received on Parts I...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 15

Q&A: Querying in a time of crisis

April 9, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

We are trying to reduce the number of queries to providers at our hospital because we know they are overwhelmed. The CDI staff is only sending queries if there is a change in DRG, SOI/ROM, or if the diagnosis is listed in the2020 ACDIS...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 15

ACDIS update: Get 50% of an online ACDIS Boot Camp of your choice

April 9, 2020
CDI Expansion, Education

Please note that this promotion has ended since the publication of this article.

These are difficult times for everyone—for you, for us, and for a world swept by the ravaging impacts of COVID-19.

To help how we can, we thought we would take this time to extend an offer...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 15

Meet a Member: Learning CDI is like learning a new language, but well worth it

April 9, 2020

Ellen Jantzer, RN, MSN, CCDS, CRC, CCS, is the CDI manager at Asante in Medford, Oregon, and she is a member of the Northwest ACDIS local chapter.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 15

ACDIS update: COVID-19 resource roundup

April 9, 2020
News, Education

Things are changing at a daily pace as the COVID-19 pandemic unfurls. To help CDI professionals navigate these challenging times, here’s a roundup of all the COVID-19 resources ACDIS has published in the last few weeks:

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