Clinical validation denials are those in which a payer denies a claim based on the grounds that the coded diagnosis (or diagnoses) did not meet the clinical criteria for that condition. CDI professionals involved in appealing these denials often complain that...Read More »
Maternal mortality and morbidity are critical issues that continue to affect the healthcare industry worldwide. As a nurse with over 20 years of experience in various healthcare settings, including adults, neonatal, and high-risk...Read More »
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, physician documentation has transcended its traditional role of capturing clinical care and has become a linchpin of the revenue cycle process. As healthcare organizations face increasing pressures to...Read More »
Amanda M. Palacios, MPH, RHIA, is the system HIMS director at Riverside Health System in Newport News, Virginia. She has been in the CDI field for 11 years and is an active member of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council.
ACDIS: What did you do before entering CDI, and...Read More »
FEATURES 6 Investing in the future of CDI with resident education 11 Maintaining engagement in the remote environment 22 Case study: The CDI Swiss Army knife ...Read More »
Calling all Chicagoans and those from Illinois: Tell us what we should do in Chicago! What tips and tricks do you have for us? I’d love to hear what makes the city—and Illinois in general—so special.
by Linnea Archibald
Despite the fact that the majority of us spend most of our lives without a summer break, the warmer months often bring a more laidback attitude, a slower pace, a tendency to want to escape the mundanity of everyday life. It’s one of the reasons that “beach...Read More »
