Koko Williams, MSN, RN, CMSRN, is a CDI specialist at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and a member of the Texas ACDIS local chapter. She’s been in the CDI field since 2015.Read More »
It’s the last day of #ACDIS2019—and hard to believe that the finish line is already in sight. Our theme this year was Charting the Course. As I mentioned in my opening welcome remarks, we don’t know what the final destination is for CDI. Regulations and...Read More »
Attendees of this morning’s final general session left reenergized, after two full days of sessions, networking, and fun. Joe Tye offered advice for how individuals can look into a mirror to see the lion inside themselves and overcome negative self-talk, become a better humans, and positively...Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions from Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM coding manual cannot be used as principal diagnosis or reasons for outpatient encounters when related diagnosis has been established, they...Read More »
Paola Dees, MD, is presenting a poster titled “Take 5 to improve satisfaction of resident CDI education” at the 2019 ACDIS conference. Dees is a pediatric hospitalist and medical director of utilization management, at Johns Hopkins All...Read More »
This morning, two OIG representatives, Truman Mayfield, CPA, CPE, and Scott Perry, CPA, took the stage to discuss the OIG’s Work Plan, audit activities, and offer some words of wisdom (and perhaps consolation) to those under OIG scrutiny. To kick off the session, Mayfield discussed the ins and...Read More »
Every year, ACDIS celebrates exceptional CDI professionals through the ACDIS Achievement Awards. Nominations come from peers in the industry. The ACDIS Conference Committee then reviews applications and chooses the final winners. This process takes hours of work and dedication to complete....Read More »