Sample policy: Second level reviewer process

February 9, 2022
Policies & Procedures
Clinical & Coding, Policies & Procedures

This sample trifold was provided by Schimanya Sullivan, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, director of CDI at Prisma Health in Columbia, South Carolina.

This sample has been reviewed and approved by the Forms & Tools Library Committee...

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Sample trifold: CDI opportunities

February 9, 2022
Policies & Procedures
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding

This sample trifold was provided by Jera Van Damme, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, senior clinical documentation educator at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota.

This sample has been reviewed and approved by the Forms & Tools...

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ACDIS update: ACDIS Regulatory Committee “hot topics” includes SOI comparison

February 3, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 5
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

The ACDIS Regulatory Committee recently posted its...Read More »

ACDIS update: Expand your knowledge with pre-cons

January 27, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 4
Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI, Education

This year, ACDIS offers its annual national conference in Orlando, Florida, May 2-5. But...Read More »

Q&A: “Unable to determine” and “other, please specify” as query choices

January 27, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 4
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Do we need to provide choices of "unable to determine" and "other, please specify" on our multiple-choice written queries? It was...Read More »

News: Additional ICD-10-PCS codes added

January 27, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 4
Clinical & Coding, News

In response to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has released two additional ICD-...Read More »

Journal excerpt: Familiarizing yourself with coding guidelines

January 25, 2022
CDI Blog - Volume 15, Issue 3
Clinical & Coding

Because every chart is coded before being sent to payers, it’s important that CDI specialists have a working knowledge of code sets and coding...Read More »

Free resource: Top mortality and LOS comorbidities

January 20, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 3
Clinical & Coding

ACDIS has released a free resource as a supplement to the...Read More »

Q&A: Podcast recap, community acquired pneumonia clinical and coding updates (part 2)

January 20, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 3
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I am wondering about new rules related to community-acquired pneumonia clinical guidelines?Read More »

Q&A: Surgical cases and CMI

January 6, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 1
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I’ve heard that when the volume of surgical cases is flat, any movement in the case mix index (CMI) represents an increased complexity of the...Read More »

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