The countdown clock to the ACDIS conference officially clicked over to just 74 days. But time runs even shorter to benefit from the early-bird registration, which expires in just 13 days on March 22, and the hotel discount rate which expires on April 21. Read More »
by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC
As CDI specialists and coders, it is our job to document and code appropriately for the care being provided. For CDI professionals working with physician practice settings, identifying documentation to support chronic care...Read More »
Community. That’s what I think of when I think of the collective ACDIS membership, comprised of CDI professionals and industry thought leaders who are anxious to share their ideas with others.
If you have an idea that you think we could use in...Read More »
by Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS
One of the many coder/CDI obligations is to report noncompliant activities. Your employer’s compliance plan may direct you to report these noncompliant observations to the compliance officer or a compliance hotline.
In the past few months, a number of facilities hosted members of the ACDIS team as we shook the office dust off our shoulders and ventured out for on-site visits to see firsthand how things are with a handful of nearby programs. I enjoyed my visit with Patricia Barry, CDI manager for Cape Cod...Read More »
I have been pondering the clinical validation conundrum with the publication of the AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, Fourth Quarter 2016, as well as a practice brief published in the August 2016 edition of the Journal of AHIMA...Read More »
