As part of the ninth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Johanne “Jo” Brautigam, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDI manager at Roper St. Francis in Charleston, South Carolina, the president-elect...Read More »
Cassi Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, FAHIMA, will present “Leading the Way with Ambulatory Single-Path Documentation Excellence” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which takes place November 14-15 at...Read More »
Jennifer Boles, CPC, CRC, Lori Ganote, MSN, RN, CCDS, and Caryl Liptak, MSHAI, RHIA, will present “Joining Forces: How Ambulatory CDI Can Collaborate with Inpatient CDI Staff” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI,...Read More »
Q: Which sepsis criteria should we use? It seems like we get denials quoting every criteria set and are at a loss for how to prevent them or respond.Read More »
Deanne Wilk, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, will present “How to Handle the Problematic Problem List” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. Wilk is...Read More »
Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, will present “A Deep Dive into HCCs” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. Pinson is the principal and medical...Read More »
Q: I’m doing a pilot program related to missed query opportunities in ED cases and I have a question about congenital conditions in outpatient billing. We recently came across documentation from an ED physician that stated a patient had “incidental congenital...Read More »
