The Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) provides collective leadership, expertise, and written guidance for ACDIS local chapter and networking volunteer leaders. Through individual work on specific projects, group discussion, as well as oversight and review local chapter efforts, CAB members provide...Read More »
Kristie Perry, MHSA, RN, CCDS, CCS, is the CDI manager/educator at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and she’s a core team member for the Tennessee ACDIS local chapter. She’s been in CDI since 2007.Read More »
I recently received an email from ACDIS friend, and Chapter Advisory Board member, Molly Seibert on behalf of her colleague Kelli Newcom regarding whether it’s okay to use a diagnosis noted on a query form for coding purposes if it’s not captured in the...Read More »
CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2020 ICD-10-PCS changes on Friday, May 31, which include two code revisions, 734 additions, and 2,056 invalidations.Read More »
Q:We recently had a patient who became hypoxic during their hospitalization, with oxygen saturation requirement and hypotension and tachycardia. The chest x-ray showed new right greater than left (R>L) basilar opacities. The physician...Read More »
“Denied.” It’s a word no one wants to hear in response to their healthcare claims. Yet, it’s more frequently on the lips of both governmental and private payers. Whether it be clinical- or coding-related, denials are an ever-present reality in today’s healthcare environment, threatening the...Read More »