CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 25

Guest Post: Navigating the maze: A few parable reminders for embracing change

June 21, 2012
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCM, CCDS

In this age of instantaneous electronic communication, the speed of change is accelerating.

Change brings stress. Not only are we feeling the pressures of a wavering economic situation both here and abroad, we are feeling the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 25

Director's Note: Quarterly Conference Call raises concerns regarding compliant queries

December 1, 2011
ACDIS Guidance

In the past few months, Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) have paid closer attention to physician queries that introduce a diagnosis not previously documented in the medical record, suggested Garri L. Garrison, RN, CPC, CMC, CPUR, Director of Acute Care Services for 3M...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 25

News: Demonstration program to expand RAC power

December 1, 2011
News, Quality & Regulatory

Starting in January 2012, facilities could see pre-payment reviews from auditors involved in a new CMS demonstration program,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 25

News: AHA to stop publishing Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM

December 1, 2011
News

Say good-bye to guidance from the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM.

“I know everyone is anxious about it going away,” said Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, Director of Coding and Classification for the AHA during CMS’...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 25

Tip: Evaluate CAC and software expenses

December 1, 2011
Clinical & Coding

Invest in computer-assisted coding (CAC) now because of its potential positive impact on productivity and quality, says Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, regional managing director of HIM (Northern California Revenue Cycle) at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. & Hospitals, in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 25

Q&A: Making present-on-admission queries part of the record

December 1, 2011
Ask ACDIS

Q:Should present-on-admission (POA) queries stay in the record and become a part of the...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 24

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Work with medical staff to mandate CDI orientation for new physicians

June 19, 2012
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Melissa Varnavas

Does your facility mandate its physicians participate in CDI orientation?

That’s the question SC ACDIS Chapter leader Rebecca “Ali” Williams, RN, BSN, CCDS, manager of documentation integrity for Spartanburg (SC) Regional Medical Center...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 24

Director’s Note: 2012 ACDIS annual conference speaking lineup finalized

November 10, 2011
ACDIS Guidance

Thanks to the hard work of a volunteer conference committee, the 2012 ACDIS annual conference speaking lineup has been finalized. You can find a complete listing of the session titles and speakers here: ...Read More »

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