CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

News: AHA voices opposition to latest ACA repeal efforts

May 4, 2017
News

As Congressional members continue tweaking plans to replace and/or repeal the Affordable Care Act, the American Hospital Association, for one, continues to oppose such efforts.

The latest version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) “continues to put health coverage in jeopardy for many...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

News: Trauma centers available for children

May 4, 2017
News

Roughly 80% of U.S. children live within 30 miles of a level I or II center, while 88% live within 30 miles of a level I, II or III center, according to a recent study from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

However, only 57%...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

News: Coding Clinic offers guidance on Impella coding

May 4, 2017
Clinical & Coding, News, Education

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP

Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, First Quarter 2017, which became effective March 15, provides interesting perspectives regarding coding and documentation for Impell®, an implantable heart pump device that supports a patient’s...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

Membership update: The offices will be closed through May 8-16 for the ACDIS Conference

May 11, 2017
News

Due to the demands of the conference, the ACDIS offices will be closed through May 8-16. Should you have any questions regarding a missing username/password, website access, or membership expiration dates, please contact customer service at ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

Conference update: Interested in learning more about online training?

May 4, 2017
ACDIS Guidance

Our eLearning Product Manager Chelsea Brookes will be in the ACDIS/HCPro booth at the 10th annual ACDIS conference next week to talk about our range of online boot camps and online training courses for CDI professionals. Stop by to talk with Chelsea and enter for a chance to win a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

Journal excerpt: Foray into CDI for value-based purchasing

May 4, 2017
Policies & Procedures

About 41% of CDI programs currently review medical records for quality improvement items, according to an online ACDIS membership poll. Although CMS implemented the Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) reimbursement model as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2011, many CDI programs have only...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

Membership update: Last week on the ACDIS Blog

May 4, 2017
ACDIS Guidance

If you don’t follow the ACDIS Blog religiously, now is the time to subscribe. The ACDIS team has been posting conference related tips and tricks in addition to the usual litany of guest posts, book experts, and Q&As. To follow along yourself, visit to the Blog and subscribe using the box on...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 19

Q&A: Documenting sepsis and/or severe sepsis with septic shock

May 4, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Does sepsis and/or severe sepsis have to be documented in the medical record when only septic shock is noted? We have a couple of physicians that will document septic shock without noting sepsis and/or severe sepsis. I was informed that coding needs to also have the documentation of...Read More »

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