Tip Card: Adult Hypertension

January 9, 2018
Tip Sheets & Samples
ACDIS Update, 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

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CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 6
ACDIS Update, 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 Update, 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, Queries

Q: I encountered clinical validation issues where documentation noted a diagnosis with criteria, but the criteria used didn't...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 Update, Clinical & Coding, Queries

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

Ask ACDIS: Coding POA pressure ulcer after debridement

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

Q: I understand the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting related to pressure injuries and present on admission (...Read More »

From the Field: The malnutrition dilemma continues

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CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 1
ACDIS Update, 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 »

Book Excerpt: APR-DRG and the pediatric CDI professional

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CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 58
ACDIS Update, Clinical & Coding

Having been jointly developed by 3M™ and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions, the APR-DRG system’s intent...Read More »

Q&A: Choosing therapeutic drug monitoring or colonoscopy as principal

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CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 56
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’m working on a case where a patient with atrial and mitral prosthetic heart valves on warfarin is being admitted for a heparin drip...Read More »

Q&A: Coding unilateral weakness post CVA

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CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 54
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I have a question regarding unilateral weakness from a previous...Read More »

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