CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 3

Mentors provide CDI staff the gift of knowledge

July 1, 2013
CDI Management

When Kari S. Ellis, RN, accepted a CDI position at the small, 100-bed Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., she had no documentation improvement experience. So when Ellis reached out, Terri Leap, RN, BSN, MBA, CDI specialist at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis began to consider...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 3

Q&A: Are query headings permissible?

January 31, 2013
Ask ACDIS

Q: I was under the impression that headings on a query form are leading.  Can you help me with this?  I would use a heading but replace the (example: Acute Renal Failure) with the physician’s wording (ex: Renal insufficiency).  Then paint the clinical picture with appropriate choices.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 3

Defining and diagnosing acute respiratory failure

July 1, 2013
Clinical & Coding

by Trey La Charité, MD

On the surface, defining acute respiratory failure seems to be a relatively straightforward task. However,  many providers find it difficult to arrive at this diagnosis without repeated queries from the CDI  specialist. The discussion and examples that follow...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 3

Strive to improve clinical documentation in all settings

July 1, 2013
CDI Expansion

CDI initiatives often focus on inpatient documentation to ensure that the documentation accurately reflects patient severity. Capturing that documentation and specificity will be even more important as ICD-10 preparation and implementation efforts get underway. Yet ICD-10 implementation will...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 7, Issue 2

Council member Q&A: Acute postoperative pulmonary insufficiency

February 10, 2025
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 2

ICD-10 delay language passes House, Senate vote Monday

March 27, 2014
Clinical & Coding, News

Dear ACDIS members and CDI professionals,

A new bill introduced in the House and Senate includes a small, rather buried section that would delay implementation of ICD-10 for another year, to Oct. 1, 2015.

The main focus of the bill is a fix to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR),...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 2

Download the PDF of the entire April 2013 issue of the CDI Journal

April 1, 2013

Director’s Note, 6
ACDIS members directly influenced creation of new query practice brief.

Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice, 7
The latest query guidance compiled jointly by ACDIS and AHIMA members.

Query...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 2

Director’s Note: Conference lineup set; poster applications and CDI Professional of the Year nominations sought

January 17, 2013
ACDIS Guidance

This year’s ACDIS Conference takes place May 21–23, 2013 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Take a second...Read More »

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