Guest post: Call for recommendations to revise the MS-DRG CC/MCC structure

January 16, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 12
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS
CMS plans to announce a complete revision of the CC/MCC structure in next year’s proposed...Read More »

Guest Post: What did the OIG work on and what did they find?

January 15, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 11
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS

Coding is always about following rules and guidelines, but remember for...Read More »

Q&A: Determining when coders should query for definitive diagnoses

January 11, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 9
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: We are struggling with coders querying certain diagnosis because they feel there is...Read More »

Q&A: Coding diagnoses left out of the discharge summary

January 11, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 2
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Denials & Appeals

Q: According to Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, uncertain diagnoses...Read More »

Tip Card: Adult Hypertension

January 9, 2018
Tip Sheets & Samples
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

This tip card was provided by Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, manager of CDI at Penn State Health in Hershey.

This sample was re-reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2024. The committee recommends that, should you choose to use this sample, you...

Note from the CCDS Coordinator: Coding an avian ski mishap

January 8, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 6
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Penny Richards

Gold metal dreams were dashed Monday evening for a pair of Olympic hopefuls during a skiing mishap that one...Read More »

Guest post: 2018 MS-DRGs, addressing tPA and debridements

January 4, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 4
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS

Now that the...Read More »

Q&A: Clinical validation of sepsis

January 3, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 3
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: I encountered clinical validation issues where documentation noted a diagnosis with criteria, but the criteria used didn't...Read More »

From the Field: The malnutrition dilemma continues

January 1, 2018
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Lynelle A. Clausen, RN, BSN
I started working as a CDI specialist in May 2014, and was assigned to oncology, intensive care and...Read More »

Note from the Advisory Board: Take Time to Return to Basic CDI Training

January 1, 2018
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

by Paul Evans, RHIA, CCDS, CCS, CCS-P
We have seen our industry grow increasingly complicated each year. With that increased...Read More »

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