Tip: Maintain sepsis focus under RAC scrutiny

January 7, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 1
Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

Septicemia has been problematic for some time. Coders often misunderstand the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting

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Major complications and comorbidities, A-Z

January 1, 2010
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 1
Clinical & Coding

Many CDI specialists struggle with the complication and comorbitity (CC) and major CC (MCC) lists due to their length, complexity, and specific...Read More »

Improve predicted mortality rates through documentation

January 1, 2010
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 1
Clinical & Coding

An 89-year-old female is admitted to the hospital from home with a ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). She also has stage 3...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Documentation requirements for critical care services

August 4, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 19
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Melissa Varnavas

In the July 23 issue...Read More »

Q&A: Cardiac case management documentation

June 16, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 14
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I am a case manager on a cardiac step-down unit. Our work focuses primarily on  specific disease management and...Read More »

Guest Post: Knock, knock: Picking a principal diagnosis is no joke

April 17, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 9
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN

There was some controversy on...Read More »

Guest Post: Coders deserve ‘superhero’ kudos

April 13, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 8
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN

Hidden deep within the HIM office hides the coders’ universe. These hard working individuals put in long...Read More »

Guest Post: Appropriate investment in CDI helps programs bloom

April 2, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 5
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN

Changes in the IPPS (Inpatient Prospective Payment System) led hospitals to develop clinical documentation...Read More »

Guest Post: Pressure Ulcer Coding and Staging

August 26, 2008
CDI Blog - Volume 1, Issue 4
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC

Does it sometimes seem like wound and pressure ulcer documentation is a movable feast? I’ve spent...Read More »

Guest Post: POA: Episode II

July 31, 2008
CDI Blog - Volume 1, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC

Preface to the following: You won’t find a stauncher advocate for ethical behavior in the...Read More »

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