CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 1

Local Chapter Update: Chapter agreement forms, membership rosters, due soon

January 7, 2016
News

With more than 40 local chapters and networking groups across the country there’s lots of opportunities for CDI professionals to learn from each other and share best practices. Local chapters are volunteer led, each chapter is required by ACDIS to have three leaders from three different...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

Data dive: Leverage information for program growth

January 1, 2016
CDI Management, Policies & Procedures

“A graph is worth a thousand words,” says Matthew Bohl, business analyst for the CDI program at Baystate Health in Springfield, Massachusetts.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 1

News: Voting now open for ACDIS advisory board--make your selections now!

January 7, 2016
News

Voting is now open for four ACDIS advisory board positions, for terms of service starting in 2016 through the end of 2018. ACDIS members may log on to the ACDIS website with their username and password to select the four candidates they believe are the best fit for the association, and then cast...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

Radio Recap: Query audits provide growth opportunities

January 1, 2016
Physician Queries, CDI Management

It’s a glass half-full kind of result—40% of “ACDIS Radio” listeners (of the October 28, 2015, broadcast) say their CDI program has an established query auditing process in place. But there’s definitely room to add more milk to the glass: Another 29% say they have some query review practices...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 1

News: OIG sites Nebraska hospital for billing errors

January 7, 2016
News, Quality & Regulatory

For calendar years (CYs) 2012 and 2013, Medicare overpaid Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha more than $111,000 for 19 inpatient and outpatient claims, including insufficiently documented sepsis and septic syndrome.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 1

Ask ACDIS: Assessing staff, verbal queries, and fiscal outcomes

January 1, 2016
Ask ACDIS

Members of the ACDIS Advisory Board answered the following questions during its November Quarterly Membership Conference Call:

  • How long does it take for new CDI specialists to become proficient in the role?
  • Our CDI program does a lot of verbal queries. Do you have any
    • ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 1

News: Recently published Coding Clinic confirms some ICD-9 guidance still applicable

January 7, 2016
News

The new AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS cleared up some confusion regarding use of prior ICD-9 guidance.Read More »
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 »

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