CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

ACDIS Advisory Board considers industry advances

January 1, 2016
ACDIS Guidance

Each year, four new Advisory Board members step forward and four trusted members take a step back from their roles. Each board member brings unique expertise and insight to bear on the board and on the direction of the overall association.

For those stepping back from board duties as 2015...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

Physician Advisor’s Corner: Tips for gaining physician support for I-10

January 1, 2016
Education

by Sam Antonios, MD, FACP, FHM, CCDS

If we are to succeed in the transition to ICD-10, we need to dispel all myths about the new code set, be empathetic to physicians, and always offer support.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

Tis the season: CDI skirts working major holidays

January 1, 2016
CDI Management

Many CDI specialists coming from the bedside nursing background are used to working weekends and holidays. It comes with the territory—hospitals are open 24/7, 365 days a year, and doctors, nurses, and the like have to be on-site at all times. Those transitioning to the CDI field do so for a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 1

Q&A: Seeing oliguric and non-oliguric renal failure in documentation

January 7, 2016
Ask ACDIS

Q: I have seen documentation of oliguric renal failure and non-oliguric renal failure. What is the difference and does it impact coding?Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

When to query unspecified diagnoses

January 1, 2016
Physician Queries

Each facility should have a specific plan in place between CDI and coding for how to handle unspecified diagnoses, says Katy Good, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CDI coordinator at Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona. Her facility opted to focus primarily on two things when it came to ICD-...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

Clinically Speaking: Check CDI efforts related to functional quadriplegia

January 1, 2016
Clinical & Coding

by Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS

Quadriplegia is a very familiar condition that would never go unnoticed and undocumented in the medical record. The causes are typically catastrophic damage to the upper spinal cord due to trauma, vascular injury, or neoplasm...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

Talk about ICD-10: Focus on five tricky diagnoses

January 1, 2016
Clinical & Coding

As CDI programs move deeper into the post-implementation world, staff are identifying those changes that are having the greatest effect on DRG assignments, and those they are struggling with. Here are a few documentation issues that stand out.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

ICD-10 challenges in the neonatal world

January 1, 2016
Clinical & Coding

by Karen Bridgeman, MSN, RN, CCDS

ICD-10-CM/PCS brought some new challenges in coding neonatal records. The term “newborn” has replaced the term “fetus or newborn” in the ICD- 10-CM code set. This change ensures that these codes will only be used on the neonate’s...Read More »

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