Former ACDIS Advisory Board member Dee Banet, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, director of CDI at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky, is also the founder and past president of the southern Indiana/Kentucky local ACDIS chapter. A 17-year veteran on the CDI field, she joined the ranks...Read More »
Accused of misreporting malnutrition in a January 2017 OIG audit, Vidant Medical Center, a 909 bed acute care teaching hospital, fought back with a collaborative rebuttal of the findings published alongside the original audit results.Read More »
Unfortunately, the January/February edition of ACDIS’ CDI Journal has been delayed but not to worry, we expect to publish it shortly and know members will appreciate insights regarding CDI priorities for 2017, analysis of changes in physician query policies and procedures, tips for...Read More »
Since the advent of electronic medical record (EMR) systems, CDI professionals have known that physician copy and paste errors pose a threat to accurate documentation. Consequently, these errors can also negatively affect patient safety as well, according to a...Read More »
Three months from now the ACDIS team will head to our biggest event of the year—our national conference. And in case you haven’t heard it’s a milestone…our 10th. A big number and once again we are bringing the networking, the learning, and the fun.Read More »
by Cathy A. Farraher, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
When most CDI managers or directors meet up with C-suite executives (the head-honcho administrative staff members whose titles all begin with the word “chief”), they typically arrive armed with the latest data regarding the case mix...Read More »
The 2017 updates to ICD-10-CM included many additions to the digestive system diagnoses, especially with codes for pancreatitis and intestinal infections. The codes largely focus on the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract, according to an article published in...Read More »
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the joint Tennessee Health Information Management Association/Tennessee ACDIS local chapter meeting. The Tennessee Hospital Association kindly hosted the all-day event at their wonderful facility in Brentwood. The theme of the meeting was ...Read More »