CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 15

Q&A: Inpatient psych

April 15, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Does anyone review inpatient psyche as part of their workflow? We are being asked to explore this and have done a small sample of reviews. We are finding minimal outcomes of any kind, but we do not really understand how these are paid (for Medicare). Does anyone have any experience with this...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 15

ACDIS update: Virtual Summit registration deadline ends today

April 15, 2021
Education

The ACDIS Summit: State of the CDI Profession takes place next week, April 21-22, and your last day to register is today,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 15

ACDIS update: Seeking submissions of interview questions and competency tests

April 15, 2021
CDI Management

The ACDIS Forms & Tools Committee works to review materials donated to the ACDIS community for publication in the Forms & Tools Library for accuracy, compliance, relevance, and effectiveness.

While we often...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 15

ACDIS update: Queries based on previous encounter documentation? Answer the latest poll!

April 15, 2021
Physician Queries

The 2019 ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice allows for queries to be based on documentation from a previous encounter. One of our ACDIS members,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 15

Local chapter update: Don’t forget to apply for your CEUs

April 15, 2021
Education

Did you know, if you’re holding a local chapter meeting, it may be applicable for CCDS continuing education units (CEUs)? Many topics being covered during your regularly scheduled local chapter or networking group meetings qualify for CCDS CEUs, meaning you can offer those credits to your...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 14

Note from the ACDIS Director: ACDIS Regulatory Committee—the voice of CDI advocacy

April 8, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Policies & Procedures

by Brian Murphy

It’s easy to complain about CMS rules, regulations, and coding guidance from the likes of the Cooperating Parties or the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic. Certainly, over the years we’ve seen guidance we’ve disagreed with, or believed...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 14

News: Experts propose new heart failure definition

April 8, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

In a report by the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and Japanese Heart Failure Society published in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 14

News: Patients now have access to their clinical notes, test results, imaging

April 8, 2021
News

While the 21st Century Cures Act had...Read More »

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