Q: What is the best way to handle a query that has been written inappropriately?
A: If I understand your question correctly, it seems like there might be a situation where it was discovered that some queries were questionably written. By...Read More »
At this very moment, ACDIS is busy with final preparations for arguably our most exciting time of year! CDI Week 2023 will be held September 18–22, and this year’s theme is CDI Success Stories: Writing Your Next Chapter....Read More »
The new episode of the ACDIS Podcast is now available, and we’re excited to cover a hot topic in and out of the CDI world. This week’s guest was Vanessa Elliott, BSN, RN, CCDS, enterprise system CDI educator, at WVU Medicine in West Virginia, who talked about the state...Read More »
There’s just one more week to submit your application for an ACDIS volunteer board or committee! These volunteers serve the ACDIS community in a variety of ways, applying their experience and know-how to contribute to best-practice guidance, celebration and appreciation programs, advocacy of...Read More »
CDI departments have long been involved with the denials management process at this point, most frequently helping with clinical validation and DRG downgrade denials as those seemed to naturally fit into CDI’s regular preview. Medical necessity denials—i.e.,...Read More »
Editor's note: The ACDIS national conference is coming to the Windy City May 8-11, 2023, and we’re calling all Chicagoans and those from the surrounding area to tell us what tips and tricks you have! ACDIS...Read More »
When I became a CDI specialist, I did not foresee myself being someone who would be writing clinical validation appeals. Historically, as a utilization review case manager, I generated medical necessity denials based on my chart review...Read More »
