We do many queries for malnutrition and are looking for a better way to get this essential diagnosis into the medical record without a query. I understand that some organizations have the dietitian document it and the provider attest to the diagnosis. Is that acceptable practice? Our thought is...Read More »
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced its plan to audit hospitals for severe malnutrition diagnosis codes on inpatient claims.
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially released ICD-10 2022, the official 11th revision of the International Classification of Disease (ICD) coding set. According to the release, “all Member States are...Read More »
We have a somewhat confusing scenario in our organization whereby the CDI team might have an open query and a coder then queries a different provider regarding a similar concern in order to expedite a response. Do other organizations work this way? Are there better workflow options or official...Read More »
The Forms & Tools Committee is tasked with reviewing submissions for accuracy and compliancy to then be posted to the ACDIS Resource Library.. While submissions often come in the form of sample clinical definitions, queries, and job descriptions,...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
It seems like every week I get a question about assignment of the principal diagnosis. This may seem like a basic function of CDI review, but determining the principal diagnosis is key to prioritizing subsequent reviews,...Read More »