CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 9

Local Chapter Updates: Find a chapter near you by attending an upcoming event

February 23, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, News

It’s been an exciting week for local chapter activities so far. More than 100 CDI-related professionals from the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota joined ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas via webinar to discuss career ladder opportunities and productivity expectations on...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 9

CCDS Update: Is your CCDS up to date?

February 23, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News, Education

Roughly 100 previous Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement (CCDS) holders failed to recertify in a timely manner, and were recently reclassified as inactive.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 9

Membership Update: Please take a moment for JustCoding’s product survey

February 23, 2017
Clinical & Coding, News, Education

ACDIS’ sister publication JustCoding would love your help on a quick survey! They are conducting a survey about a potential product and we would appreciate your input.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 8

Guest post: Exploring the importance of best practices for EHRs, coding guidelines, and queries

January 10, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

by Crystal Stalter, CDIP, CCS-P, CPC

What is a best practice? Who or what defines it? We hear it talked about all the time, but what does it really mean, and whom does it apply to?
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “best practice” as a noun meaning “a procedure that...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 8

Note from the Instructor: Are you a critically thinking CDI?

February 16, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP

I spend much of my time communicating with CDI managers and directors. They work tirelessly to develop and nurture CDI departments, focusing much of their time on training new CDI staff and evaluating the experienced CDI professionals in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 8

News: Sepsis accounts for many of the 30-day unplanned readmissions

February 16, 2017
Clinical & Coding, News

Sepsis accounts for a higher rate of unplanned readmissions than acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a recent JAMA study...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 8

News: CMS releases projections of national health expenditure date

February 16, 2017
News, Quality & Regulatory

The national health expenditure growth is expected to average 5.6% annually over 2016-2025, according to a report published by Health Affairs and authored by CMS’ Office of the Actuary,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 8

News: CMS extends deadlines for select inpatient clinical, HAI measure data

February 16, 2017
Quality & Regulatory

The submission deadline for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Chart-Abstracted Clinical and Web-Based Perinatal Care (PC-01) Measures, as well as the PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Cancer-Specific Treatment (CST) Measures, has been extended to Friday,...Read More »

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