CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 1 - DOWNLOAD FULL ISSUE

CDI crystal ball: Gazing into the profession’s future

January 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

Outpatient. Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC). Quality. Value-based purchasing. Pediatric. Interdisciplinary, integrated CDI response and analysis. Such topics have been the buzzwords of the industry for many years, and for good reason.

Regulatory shifts associated with the 2010...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 1

News: CMS call January 9 on low-volume appeals settlement option

January 4, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS will make a settlement option available for providers and suppliers (appellants) with fewer than 500 appeals pending at the Office of Medicare...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 1 - DOWNLOAD FULL ISSUE

Starting from scratch: Tales from building a CDI program

January 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

Though larger facilities may have had CDI programs for years—some for over a decade—others are only starting now. When the first CDI departments formed, they focused on CC/MCC capture and DRG assignment for accurate reimbursement, but over the years, things like value-based purchasing and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 1

Q&A: Handling respiratory failure denials

January 4, 2018
Ask ACDIS, Denials & Appeals, Quality & Regulatory

Q: We’ve been getting denials on acute respiratory failure from Medicare Advantage plans. How would you suggest we fight these denials?Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 1 - DOWNLOAD FULL ISSUE

Becoming a CDI professional: Tips for getting started

January 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

Starting a new job can be intimidating, no matter the profession. Whether you’re coming from a clinical or coding background, the CDI role will present new challenges and come with a steep learning curve. Between coding rules and guidelines, query composition and compliance, physician engagement...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 1

ACDIS update: ACDIS needs your help planning 2018 books

January 4, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

With the new year here, ACDIS is picking up pace working on 2018’s CDI book offerings. And, we need your help.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 1 - DOWNLOAD FULL ISSUE

Outpatient CDI: Getting up and running

January 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

More than 30% of respondents to the 2017 CDI Industry Survey plan to expand to some sort of outpatient service in the near future. But, with fairly flexible definitions of the term “outpatient,” those planning to expand are left without direction.

As with any new frontier for CDI, those...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 1

Local chapter update: ACDIS welcomes a new Chapter Advisory Board

January 4, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

To support the efforts of the hundreds of volunteers across the country and internationally, another group of volunteers regularly joins the ACDIS administration—the Chapter Advisory Board. This committee has met regularly over the past five years, and this year it will enter a new phase of work...Read More »

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