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 »
For some lucky facilities, the new year means adding new CDI positions to the budget. The ACDIS Career Center provides a venue for such programs to reach qualified CDI professionals looking for new professional opportunities.
Now through January 31, 2018, those who enter the code ...Read More »
Q: I’m working on a case where a patient with atrial and mitral prosthetic heart valves on warfarin is being admitted for a heparin drip bridge prior to a colonoscopy.
A: Applying rationale from Coding Clinic, the reason for admission would be the condition for...Read More »
A little shout-out this week to the folks in Maryland who’ll meet this Friday for their annual pot luck lunch and holiday celebration. While the local chapter held a large, full-day educational event earlier this fall which gathered roughly 100 attendees, informal, festive events such as this...Read More »
ACDIS Radio is a biweekly talk show devoted to hot topics in CDI. If you haven’t listened before or you’re just a bit behind, make sure to peruse the archives on the ACDIS website. The show is free for ACDIS members and non-members alike.
To help you jump (back) in, here’s a short list of...Read More »
Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, will present “How to Mitigate and Manage Denials,” on Day 2 of the ACDIS conference. Combs is the director of HIM practice excellence, CDI/nurse planner at AHIMA in Chicago, Illinois....Read More »
Q:I have a question regarding unilateral weakness from a previous stroke. The patient has ongoing weakness in both right arm and leg post cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and associated ataxia post CVA in 2013. Is it...Read More »
