ACDIS is pleased to publish a complete list of CCDS certification holders from May 16, 2009 (the day the certification was launched) through April 1, 2011. The list is sorted by state so that you can see who else from your area is CCDS certified....Read More »
I recently had occasion to stop and think about how I approach a chart for a clinical documentation review. For me, it has become an almost instinctual process, so I found it instructive to examine my process in a more systematic...Read More »
Last week more than 700 CDI professionals attended the 4th Annual ACDIS Conference at the Hilton Walt Disney Resort in Orlando. From the physician advisor preconference, to the poster session, and the terrific vendors in the exhibit hall to the three tracks of educational sessions, it...Read More »
Over the past several years there have been a number of conversations that touch on physician leadership involvement with CDI. Programs can and do achieve success, but so much more is achieved when there is a proactive and supportive medical voice.
Members of the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) advisory board recently provided commentary on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed changes to the fiscal year 2012 ICD-9-CM codes, as detailed in the March 9-10, 2011 Diagnosis Agenda...Read More »
Can you begin to imagine how complex a piece of great literature would be in we had to include complete documentation of each medical incident? Or have to stop every time we have to develop physician queries?
Let’s take a look at the classic tale Gone...Read More »
There has been much discussion based on what Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) and other state and federal regulatory bodies are doing or what their next move will be (though does anybody really know?!?).
We’ve all heard the stories of denials of well...Read More »
Nearly 550 CDI professionals have registered to attend the 4th Annual ACDIS Conference in Orlando, April 7–8. That means more of your peers will be available to network with, share experiences with, and learn from. It also means that those who have already made their reservations have booked up...Read More »
