ACDIS Guidance

By Candace Blankenship, BSN, RN, CCDS
Sometimes I have a dream where every physician has completely and accurately documented the...Read More »

By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
The year’s final AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS for 2017 includes 114 pages—similar to the...Read More »

All short-term acute care facilities earn reimbursement from Medicare according to the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS), right? And all...Read More »

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8 Part of the picture: Measuring more than CMI

17 Pass the PEPPER: Benchmark CDI efforts and defend against...Read More »

ACDIS celebrated its 10th birthday last month—not coincidentally the anniversary of CMS DRGs also. “I’ve never hesitated to say that’s partly why...Read More »

by Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS
COPD and Pneumonia
The requirement for code...Read More »

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
Unfortunately, I have heard horror stories through the years where a hospital’s CDI...Read More »

By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
On October 1, 845+ codes took effect thanks to the fiscal year 2018 IPPS Final Rule, which...Read More »

By Melissa Varnavas
That seems like a tall order, doesn’t it? Who really understands healthcare reimbursement in this complicated...Read More »

When asked to describe their job, many CDI professionals explain that they help physicians and coders paint an accurate picture of the care...Read More »