CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1

Physician Advisor’s Corner: Six tips for doctors to become super documenters

January 1, 2015
Education

by Sam Antonios, MD, FACP

Good documentation captures a patient’s accurate morbidity and severity of illness. It affects the quality  measures that comprise physician profiles. Finally, good documentation affects financial reimbursement.
This is even truer when it comes to...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1

Productivity Problems: Assess and reassess to find the right formula

January 1, 2015
CDI Management

“Determining an adequate number of staff and ensuring acceptable levels of productivity for a CDI department can be overwhelming,” according to the CDI Roadmap. The overwhelming part typically comes during the implementation stage. Here, facilities need to hone the fledgling program’s...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1

In the News: Worries over ICD-10 delay continue

January 1, 2015
News, Clinical & Coding

In November 2014, implementation of the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set was threatened again—with a two-year delay. Even though the implementation date survived previously attempted bills to kill ICD-10 could be reintroduced in the 2015.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 1

Q&A: Taking a stand on medical record copy and paste functionality

January 8, 2015
Ask ACDIS

Q: What is ACDIS’ stance on physicians cutting and pasting the entire radiology report into their progress note? Are we allowed to take diagnoses from this documentation? Can the physician cut and paste the radiological findings from the report into their progress notes? Or is this, in...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1

Ask ACDIS: Assessing ICD-10-CM/PCS productivity reductions

January 1, 2015
Ask ACDIS

Q: What are hospitals expecting in terms of productivity reductions in ICD-10-CM/PCS? How many more queries will CDI professionals be expected to leave?

A: Although I am not aware of a definitive percentage decrease in productivity specific to CDI...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1

Outpatient Efforts: Wellness exams benefit from CDI expertise

January 1, 2015
CDI Expansion

by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC

In my experience, providers appear overwhelmed the moment you mention ICD-10-CM education. So,  maybe we can disguise our education in the form of improving clinical documentation now. The following are examples of a few areas...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1

CDI Collaboration: Should concurrent CDI also include code assignment?

January 1, 2015
Clinical & Coding

Asking CDI professionals with an RN licensure, but without a coding credential, to also code the medical record may not only lead to noncompliant (and potentially erroneous) code assignments, but also harm the delicate working balance between the HIM/coding department and the CDI staff.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1

Continuing Education: NYU Langone launches CDI certificate program

January 1, 2015
Education

Anecdotally, colleges across the country are becoming aware of the CDI field and starting to implement  certificate programs to meet job demands. One such program launched in the spring of 2014. ACDIS caught up with Denisse Jimenez, Office of the Dean of School of Continuing and Professional...Read More »

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