Q&A: Inaccurate clinical validation response

February 10, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 6
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: How do you handle a query clinical validation response that remains inaccurate? (i.e., query for sepsis ruled in). Do you capture this?Read More »

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 was re-reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2024. The committee recommends that, should you...

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 was re-reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2024. The committee recommends that...

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 »

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 »

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 »

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