CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 2

Helpful Hints: Communication problems? Follow the script!

March 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Every CDI program needs to respond to certain common physician criticisms and questions: everything from physician complaints about their lack of time to answer queries, to the accusation that CDI is only about the money.

Veteran CDI professionals often develop rote responses to these...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Peer into the future of CDI with the newest CDI Journal

January 11, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The beginning of the new year is a time to lookback, but it’s also a time for looking forward—resolutions, goals, predictions. In this spirit, ACDIS has devoted the January/February edition of the CDI Journal...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 2

Tips from the front lines for physician engagement

March 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Everyone working in CDI knows that the job would be much easier without physician pushback—but that’s an unrealistic pipe dream, it seems. Year after year, ACDIS’ surveys turn up the same results: The number one challenge for CDI programs is always physician engagement.

While 22.84% of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 2

News: CMS announces new data submission system for the Quality Payment Program

January 11, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS recently unveiled an updated data submission system for physicians participating in the Quality Payment Program (QPP).Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 2

In the News: Outpatient query guidance, salary survey released

March 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, News, Outpatient CDI

Outpatient has been the buzzword in CDI circles for some time now, leading to increased resources for the expansion (such as the first annual ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, the Outpatient CDI Pocket Guide: Focusing on HCCs, and First Steps in Outpatient CDI: Tips and Tools for...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 2

Physician Advisor Corner: It’s time to rethink our relationships

March 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
In 2015, I wrote 44 appeal letters challenging DRG validation/coding denials. In 2016, I wrote 88 appeal letters. Last year, I penned 159. We already received more than 40 DRG validation denials in January of this year. Does this trend...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 2

Case Study: A new role for CDI: Appeals and analysis

March 1, 2018
CDI Expansion, Denials & Appeals, Quality & Regulatory

As the CDI profession matures, programs are instituting career ladders to create advanced positions for seasoned CDI professionals looking for a change in their responsibilities. Whether it be the addition of a second–level reviewer, an educator, or even an informaticist, the options for CDI...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 2

Meet a Member: Bridging the gap between CDI and coding

March 1, 2018
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Jose M. Gonzalez O’Neill, MSHIM, RHIA, is the vice president of the Florida ACDIS chapter, and HIM service line manager for medical transcription and inpatient coding at a large hospital system in the Orlando area.Read More »

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