CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 50

ACDIS update: What to expect from ACDIS this winter

November 5, 2020
Outpatient CDI, Education

The crisp leaves of fall are almost gone and winter chill is starting to set in. This upcoming winter, you can expect a few things from ACDIS.

First, our team will be taking some time off to celebrate the holidays just as you all should. The ACDIS national office will be closing on the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 50

Local chapter update: 2021 is just around the corner

November 5, 2020

As fall is in full swing and the holiday season approaches, the new year is just around the corner. While we don’t know what 2021 will bring for social gatherings and next steps towards back to normal from the pandemic, it’s time to start planning ahead for your 2021 local chapter events....Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 49

Q&A: Relationship between hypertension and CKD

November 9, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I've been told that if there are clinical indicators to support that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the etiology of a patient’s hypertension, a code from category I15 would be assigned. Code I12 is for hypertensive CKD, isn’t it? So why do we have to use I15 codes instead? What’s the main...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 49

Note from the Associate Editor: The (ACDIS) Monster Mash

October 29, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

​by Carolyn Riel

I was working in the office, late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my coworkers from their cubicles, began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise

They did the mash, they did the monster mash...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 49

News: COVID-19 inpatient stay audits begin

October 29, 2020
Denials & Appeals, News

​Earlier this summer, CMS resumed Medicare fee-for-service audits which had been suspended starting the end of March because of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 49

News: Hospitals penalized inaccurately under HRRP, JAMA study finds

October 29, 2020
News, Quality & Regulatory

​Some facilities that should have been penalized under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) weren’t and some that were probably shouldn’t have been, according to a new study...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 49

News: Patients will soon have access to clinical notes

October 29, 2020
News, Quality & Regulatory

By Monday, November 2, all patients will have immediate access to clinical notes, test results, and imaging.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 49

Q&A: Acute pulmonary insufficiency denials

October 29, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Denials & Appeals

​Q: Have any other institutions had frequent clinical validation denials regarding acute pulmonary insufficiency following surgery? If so, what clinical indicators and resources do you use to appeal the denials?Read More »

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