CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 20

Associate Director's Note: Happy ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation day!

October 1, 2015
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

As I mentioned in the most recent edition of the CDI Journal, my 96-year-old grandmother recently took a spill. She hit her head on the corner of the kitchen counter, which earned her seven stitches over her left eye plus a compression fracture in her neck. Within 24...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 20

Local Chapter Update: October events

October 1, 2015
News

The following groups are holding meetings in October. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 20

News: ACDIS White Paper examines the use of information from previous encounters for documentation clarification purposes

October 1, 2015
News

The electronic health record has been a game-changer for CDI specialists, automating review processes, alerting providers to queries, and tracking physician responses. However, the new technology brings challenges as well. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 20

News: ACDIS offers industry insights, salary survey and program description participation sought

October 1, 2015
News

What will the 2015 CDI Salary Survey bear out? With nearly 700 respondents so far, more than 60% indicate that their facilities offer additional career ladder opportunities with a CDI team lead role and other possibilities. Add your insight into how CDI staff job responsibilities and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 20

News: Federal court rules CMS unlawfully imposed negative 0.2% 2-midnight rule cut

October 1, 2015
News, Quality & Regulatory

A federal judge, finding in favor of hospitals, rejected CMS’s arguments that it met all legal requirements for rulemaking when the organization cut hospital inpatient payments by 0.2% in conjunction with its 2-midnight policy, according to a statement issued by the American Hospital Association...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 20

News: CMS guidance clarifies instructions for reporting services spanning October 1

October 1, 2015
News

Providers need to report all services from October 1 forward with ICD-10 codes, but many will likely face scenarios with patients whose dates of service begin prior to October 1 and end after implementation. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 20

Determine MS-DRG shifts ahead of ICD-10

September 21, 2015
Clinical & Coding

ICD-10 implementation will arrive in weeks, and many facilities are putting the final touches on their preparations. Yet many have not looked at looming MS-DRG shifts.

Various assessments by CMS, Milliman, and 3M found that the MS-DRG assigned to an ICD-10 claim did not always match the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 20

Q&A: PCS coding for perineal laceration

October 1, 2015
Ask ACDIS

Q: I am having trouble with the procedure (PCS) coding for a perineal laceration repair. Some sources state that the correct code uses the perineal anatomic region, not muscle repair. Would you please clarify the correct ICD-10-PCS code for a second degree obstetrical (perineum)...Read More »

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