News: 94% of patients who died from COVID-19 had complicating conditions, data confusion surrounding virus risk

September 3, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 36
Clinical & Coding, News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated their COVID-19 dashboard to include information about patient outcomes and...Read More »

Coding corner: 10 things coders wish surgeons knew about documentation and coding

September 1, 2020
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 5
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Sarah Nehring, RHIT, CCS, CCDS
​As a coding educator, most of the questions I address are about two things: ICD-10-PCS coding...Read More »

Regulatory committee insight: COVID-19 in children—The CDI team’s effect

September 1, 2020
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 5
Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, CDI specialists play a crucial part in the effort to...Read More »

Physician's corner: COVID-19-related kidney injury

September 1, 2020
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 5
Clinical & Coding

by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
The initial approach to kidney disease record reviews...Read More »

ACDIS update: MIS-C ACDIS Podcast episode now available

August 27, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 35
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

Following some technical difficulties, a recorded version of the August 12 ACDIS Podcast is now available on...Read More »

Q&A: Clinical indicator contradictions

August 27, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 35
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I am looking for clarification on two seemingly contradictory statements. One says when a practitioner documents a diagnosis that does not seem...Read More »

News: Dementia deaths are underestimated, study finds

August 27, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 35
Clinical & Coding, News

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical...Read More »

Joint Statement: Office of Inspector General report on hospital inpatient billing for malnutrition

August 25, 2020
Position Papers
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

In conjunction with The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy), the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), and the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), ACDIS recently collaborated on a joint statement in response...

Q&A: How to determine how much clinical evidence warrants a query

August 20, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 34
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

​Q: If an echocardiogram shows a type of trace/mild/moderate regurgitation, is that enough to query for that diagnosis? Or is...Read More »

News: Positive COVID-19 test required to qualify for additional 20% payment

August 20, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 34
Clinical & Coding, News

​In a recent Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters article, CMS...Read More »

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