Q:If the documentation states, “diastolic heart failure (HF) euvolemic” or “diastolic HF hypervolemic,” can we code chronic diastolic HF and acute diastolic HF, respectively?Read More »
Over the months leading up to the conference, the committee members work tirelessly to ensure the event is as memorable and valuable as possible. For their efforts, ACDIS would like to extend a thank you to this year’s conference committee.Read More »
Q: We are trying to educate our coding department about medical necessity, but has CMS or Medicare defined it anywhere? How can we explain it to staff?Read More »
Q:Our facility does not retain written queries in the medical record, but I’ve heard that other hospitals do. Is this something we should consider? Read More »
Along with new year’s resolutions, many CDI programs update their policies and procedures at the beginning of the year. To gauge the prevalence of policy updates, ACDIS is currently running a polling question on the...Read More »
This week, please take a minute to get to know Kerry Seekircher, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, director of CDI at Northern Westchester hospital/Northwell Health in Mount Kisco, New York.Read More »
