CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 24

News: Sepsis Plays a Role in Late Deaths, Data Suggests

June 2, 2016
Clinical & Coding, News

Sepsis, a dangerous outcome triggered by an infection, can be fast-moving, debilitating, and fatal.

Now researchers are finding that even those who survive tissue damage and organ failure caused by sepsis can have a higher risk of “late death,” defined as mortality within two years of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 24

News: ICD-10-CM Tips for Reporting Obesity and BMI

June 2, 2016
Clinical & Coding, News

by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, CDIP

The diagnosis of obesity is one of the more difficult documentation matters that CDI specialists likely face. It’s a complicating factor in many areas of healthcare, and its effect on care is multifold.

According to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 24

Q&A: Coding and sequencing clarification

June 2, 2016
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I have a patient with Stage 4 lung cancer that presented with fatigue, cough, and loss of appetite. Initially, the physician documented possible pulmonary nodular amyloidosis (PNA) but following an echo-cardiogram on day one they found a pericardial effusion (malignant). The...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 24

Local Chapter Update: Upcoming meetings and events

June 2, 2016
News

Of all the activities and educational offering at the 9th Annual ACDIS Conference one of our fondest no doubt will be the connections made by our local chapter leaders’ and volunteers’ efforts. Kathy Brady-Wiesler brought the most adorable display including light up letters that...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 23

Guest post: Querying for clinical validity

February 28, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries, Denials & Appeals

by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS

Some clinicians may interpret a query as an affront to their clinical judgment. This is not your intent. You are trying to determine whether a condition was present and whether it should compliantly be coded or not.

Here is an example of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 23

A Note from the ACDIS Conference: Purple, orange, and community

May 25, 2016

By Melissa Varnavas, Associate Editorial Director

It was an odd experiment in creating a social support network for those attending the annual ACDIS conference. Roughly six years ago, just prior to the conference in Chicago, we invited attendees to wear purple and orange during...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 23

Speaker Q&A: The increasing importance of severity and risk adjustment CDI efforts

May 25, 2016

Are you looking to develop a better understanding of the APR-DRG methodology and how SOI/ROM can improve risk-adjusted metrics? Join Katy Good, RN, BSN, CCDS, who, along with Laura Saldivar, CCS, CPC, COC, will present “SOI/ROM: The Increasing Importance of Risk-Adjusted Metrics...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 23

Keynote Session Recap: Your checklist for CDI success

May 25, 2016

It’s 8:15 a.m. and nearly 2,000 people in the ballroom at the Atlanta World Congress Center are waving their arms and singing along to “Here comes the sun.” Just after the line, “… it’s all right,” keynote speaker Vicki Hess, RN, MS, CSP, author of SHIFT to Professional...Read More »

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