Outpatient Symposium update: Early Bird rate ends Monday, July 17

July 13, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 31
CDI Expansion, News, Outpatient CDI

The first ever ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI event is only 63 days away....Read More »

Symposium Speaker Highlight: McCall demystifies outpatient coding

July 11, 2017
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 93
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

Editor’s note: As we did with the 10th annual ACDIS conference in May, we’ll take some time leading up to...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Setting the outpatient CDI table

July 6, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 30
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

By Melissa Varnavas

The stew’s been simmering in the pot for a while...Read More »

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Onboarding lookback: An ACDIS journey

July 1, 2017
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 4
ACDIS Guidance, Education, Outpatient CDI

by Linnea Archibald
It’s hard to believe my ACDIS journey only began six months ago. As anyone new to CDI will tell you, the...Read More »

Radio Recap: Expanding CDI to the outpatient observation setting

June 29, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 29
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

CDI specialists reviewing outpatient observation records are “essentially playing the clinical detective,” said Seth Kirschner,...Read More »

Note from Associate Director: What to expect at the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI

June 22, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 28
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, News, Outpatient CDI

By Rebecca Hendren
Outpatient CDI is a fast-growing area of focus for those working in the field. In a recent member poll, 33% of...Read More »

News: July OPPS update brings changes to ophthalmologic, maternal care codes

June 22, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 28
Clinical & Coding, News, Outpatient CDI, Quality & Regulatory

CMS released a change...Read More »

Measuring the effect of HCCs, part 1

May 30, 2017
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 70
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the ...Read More »

2017 Conference, Day 1, Track 3: Outpatient CDI: The Marriage of MACRA and HCCs

May 23, 2017
Conference Materials
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI, Education

Marion G. Kruse, RN, MBA

Wondering what MACRA, HCCs, and RAF are, and their relationship to outpatient documentation? Tired of hearing all the rhetoric and none of the solutions? This session describes how to leverage your current technology, data, and institutional knowledge to...

2017 Conference, Day 1, Track 5: Toddling Into a Playdate With Pediatric Outpatient CDI

May 23, 2017
Conference Materials
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI, Education

Lisa M. Adkins, MSN, RN, CPNP, CRCR, CPHM; Valerie A. Bica, BSN, RN

Are you a pediatric hospital faced with the uncertainty of ACO involvement and increased denials from payers for “non-specific codes”? Learn how Nemours/A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware,...

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