Guest post: Sepsis criteria headaches

December 6, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 242
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

By now, I’m certain that Zephyrus hath inspired in every holt and heath the news that...Read More »

Q&A: AKI’s relationship with cardiorenal syndrome

December 4, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 240
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Is it possible for AKI to lead to or be caused by cardiorenal syndrome?Read More »

Book excerpt: Heart failure documentation

December 3, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 239
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Sheila Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN, CCS

The necessity for submitting a query to the provider for the specificity of heart...Read More »

Q&A: Encephalopathy due to UTI versus metabolic encephalopathy due to UTI

November 29, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 55
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: We’re struggling with one particular aspect of encephalopathy. Coding Clinic...Read More »

Q&A: Reporting BMI in ICD-10-CM

November 27, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 235
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Can an ICD-10-CM BMI code be used as a standalone code? If not, what documentation should we look...Read More »

2018 ACDIS Symposium, Day 2, Track 1: Clinical Validation—Expanding Clinical Validation Into Outpatient CDI

November 26, 2018
Symposium Materials
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI

Lisa Ann Farhar, RN, MSN, MBA, CCDS, and Rebecca "Ali" Williams, MSN, RN, CCDS

This session will provide obtain key information regarding clinical validation and industry standards for documentation. It will assist seasoned CDI professionals in training others and educating...

2018 ACDIS Symposium, Day 2, Track 1: Diabetic Complications: Diagnosis, Documentation, Coding, and Compliance

November 26, 2018
Symposium Materials
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI

Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS

Participants will learn the diagnostic criteria for diabetic complications that constitute HCCs, documentation requirements, and coding. The Official Coding Guideline requirements for coding and reporting of outpatient diagnoses will be...

ACDIS update: Offices closed for Thanksgiving, holiday coding tips

November 22, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 232
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

While the ACDIS offices are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday until Monday, November 26, the ACDIS team wanted to spread some holiday cheer with...Read More »

Book excerpt: Physician education on anemia documentation

November 16, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 228
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Sheila Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN, CCS

It’s often a challenge for CDI specialists to obtain precise documentation of anemia...Read More »

Q&A: Coding and querying metabolic encephalopathy

November 15, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 54
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I would like to add encephalopathy due to UTI to our quick coding tips. Coding Clinic...Read More »

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