CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 46

Conference corner: Speaker application period extended

October 8, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

We are extending speaker submissions for the 2021 ACDIS Annual Conference until October 15, 2020. Those interested in submitting a proposal will be asked to:

  • Upload information about themselves and co-presenters (if applicable)
  • Draft an agenda and outline
    • ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 46

Local chapter update: Tell us your in-person meeting plans

October 8, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

As stay-at-home orders are eased, small in-person gatherings are starting to resume again, and organizations are putting new travel policies in place. While the ACDIS 2021 Annual Conference is set to take place in-person in Dallas, Texas, May 17-...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 45

Guest post: Lessons learned at the ACDIS Physician Advisor Exchange

October 12, 2021
Education

​by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

Mid-September found me in Boston for the ACDIS Physician Advisor Exchange. It was a great opportunity to meet folks I had only known from an ACDIS lecture, an article on the ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Closing out a busy month, looking ahead to more fun

October 1, 2020

by Linnea Archibald

The last few weeks have been busy ones for all of us at ACDIS, as I’m sure our members are well aware. I don’t know about you, but September was a whirlwind around here at ACDIS.

Though we’ve closed out what may have been one of our busiest months in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

News: AHA urges HHS to reinstate COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements

October 1, 2020
News

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reinstate the COVID-19 Provider...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

News: Coordination and Maintenance Committee proposes new 2021 COVID-19 codes

October 1, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

Members of the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee proposed creating new ICD-10-CM codes related to screening, exposure, and personal history for COVID-19. The new codes, if finalized, would take effect...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

News: Incorrect acute stroke codes result in $14 million inaccurate payments, OIG finds

October 1, 2020
News

An audit performed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that incorrect acute stroke diagnosis codes submitted by traditional Medicare providers resulted in millions of dollars in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 45

Q&A: Compliant query practice

October 1, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Does the ACDIS/AHIMA “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice” brief support queries that only list one diagnosis, “other,” and “unknown”? Read More »

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