Q: What terms need to be included in physician documentation to code in ICD-10-CM whether the patient’s migraine is chronic, intractable, or with status migrainosus?
A: “The patient has a migraine,” is insufficient documentation. Let’s...Read More »
by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
Perhaps because the profession of CDI is derived from so many disciplines (including coding, HIM, and clinical expertise) and supports so many efforts (such as risk adjustment, quality measure reporting, population health,...Read More »
Are you the type of person who looked in your stockings before Christmas morning? Tried to get a look at your test grade before they were officially handed back? Read the ending of a book first to see how the story concluded?
If so, are you interested in getting an...Read More »
Fights happen. On the playground. In the classroom. In the kitchen. Conflict is a normal part of the human experience; however, when a final DRG and a working DRG get into a fight, sometimes they need a few CDI specialist helping hands to resolve the issue....Read More »
ACDIS has updated its CEU application for non-chapter events, which you can access on our website by going to the “Certifications” tab, choosing CCDS or CCDS-O, and then selecting “CCDS CEUs” or “CCDS-O CEUs” where all the relevant documents are found. You can also find the application ...Read More »
I recently took a personality test and, after answering a series of questions based on various case scenarios, learned that my strengths are in collaboration and education. It took me some time to reflect on what this meant in the context of working as a...Read More »
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a CDI department, in possession of a part-time physician advisor who is already stretched too thin, may be in want of provider engagement. Certainly, physician advisors being pulled in multiple directions won’t stop the...Read More »
