The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reflect on the previous year, reminiscing over good times and bad. As the ACDIS team looks back over 2019 and ahead to 2020, we wanted to take a few moments to remind you of the topics and articles covered last year in the CDI Journal....Read More »
I just finished reading a book by the historian H.W Brands called The General and the President. It’s a tale of conflict between President Harry S. Truman and Douglas MacArthur, the American commander-in-chief...Read More »
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
patients were discharged accompanied by their spouse
All providers were documenting in their charts with care
In hope that no queries would soon be there
Kimberly Huff, BA, COC, CCDS, is a clinical validation denials coordinator for Providence Ministry (formerly known as Providence St. Joseph Health). She is a founding member and leader of the Arkansas ACDIS chapterRead More »
I sometimes drift through our office space—often deserted now in the era of COVID-19—and think about how the cubicles represent our spot in the healthcare industry. CDI occupies a single cubicle somewhere on the Revenue Cycle’s...Read More »
In 2017, nearly 38% of CDI professionals said they review medical records primarily for financial outcomes, according to an ACDIS benchmarking survey. ACDIS sources sounded alarm bells saying:
How should we handle denied claims when the payer refuses payment under the billed status? Do we need to document that the status was changed only because the payer did not agree to any other options?Read More »
Update: The ACDIS team will be out of the offce on New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. We will be back in the office on Tuesday, January 2. Happy New Year!
To celebrate the holidays next week, the ACDIS offices will be closed. While our customer care team...Read More »
