Clinical & Coding

2018 Conference, Day 3, Track 6: CDI Beyond Concurrent Coding: Three Electronic Health Record Tools to Maximize CDI Programs

May 31, 2018

by Stephanie Hill-Sandoval, RN, and Lucinda Lo, MD

While 100% concurrent review might be touted as the gold standard, there are usually more charts to review than time and resources. Speakers will share three methods to prioritize CDI workflow and share case examples...

ACDIS update: Join the conversation about CDI trauma reviews

May 31, 2018

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 25

ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Education

The next installment in ACDIS’ new webinar series, CDI Conversations, focuses on...Read More »

News: FY 2019 ICD-10-PCS update released

May 31, 2018

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 25

Clinical & Coding, News

CMS released the FY 2019 ICD-10-PCS codes and guidelines last week....Read More »

Q&A: Standardizing a coding query process

May 29, 2018

CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 107

Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Our coding department doesn't have a standard query process. How can...Read More »

Conference conversations: Poster presenters discuss spinal surgery difficulties

May 24, 2018

CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 104

Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Jennifer Oetinger, RN, BSN, has created a poster entitled “Spinal surgery: Interpretation, opportunities, and coding.” Janet Barber, MBA, BSN, RN...Read More »

Note from the Instructor: Sepsis—stop looking at it as just one set of criteria

May 21, 2018

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 21

ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC

You hear it all the time: “We only use SIRS,” “I like sepsis-3 because that’s the way I...Read More »

News: 2017 JustCoding coder salary survey reveals stagnation and frustration

May 17, 2018

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

Clinical & Coding, News

Approximately 24% of respondents earned a salary in the $40,000-49,000 range, with 18% of respondents earning $39,000 or less and 58% of...Read More »