Do you sometimes feel like you and the physicians at your hospital aren’t communicating as well as you could be? Even the best of us can feel like a buzzing fly, annoying physicians when trying to gather needed information in the middle of a busy day, says James Haering, DO, SFHM,...Read More »
Sure, CDI practices might lead a hospital to the proverbial pot o’ gold hidden in the medical record, but in the early days of the profession, finding someone with the experience necessary to perform the role was akin to capturing a leprechaun. While there are a host of experienced CDI...Read More »
We believe that the CDI profession may be well poised as the architects of the sturdy infrastructure needed in this new landscape. After all, the profession was built on change.Read More »
Reconciliation is the process of reviewing medical record documentation and comparing this information to the coding summary: principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses, present on admission indicators, procedure(s), and discharge disposition.Read More »
Although ACDIS created a Code of Ethics for its members shortly after its inception back in 2008, as the industry guidance changed and expectations of CDI professionals shifted, changes in the Code were needed to better reflect the day-today encounters CDI specialists face. So the ACDIS...Read More »
Productivity has been a huge concern for both CDI specialists and coders. With the added specify in ICD-10, facilities need to strike a balance between getting claims out the door and capturing the full clinical picture is key, says ACDIS Advisory Board member Judy Schade, RN, MSN, CCM,...Read More »
Quality. Mortality. Advanced CDI. Pay-for-performance. Value Based Purchasing (VBP). Last week’sACDIS Quarterly Membership Conference Call touched on a number of these topics.Read More »
