One of my physicians recently documented this statement “urine MRSA positive, but patient asymptomatic and vital signs stable, likely colonization...Read More »
With special guests Jennifer Cavagnac, CCDS, the assistant director of CDI at Baystate Health System in Springfield, Massachusetts, Nageshwar Jonnalagadda, MD, MPH, FACP,...
Join us on Tuesday, June 23rd at 1 pm ET for part 2 of The Impact of CAPD (Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation) on CDI Programs as we dive deeper into how CAPD works with a traditional CDI program. Current CDI ROI measurement challenges revolve around how to calculate...
This sample COVID-19 query was developed by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist at ACDIS/HCPro in Middleton, Massachusetts. Should you choose to use this sample, you adapt...
Q: We are seeing an influx of possible COVID-19 patients at our facility. How can we prepare to query for COVID-19-related documentation and...Read More »
This sample query escalation procedure was provided by Tonia Catapano, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, RHIA, director of coding and CDI at Yale New Haven (Connecticut) Health.
Despite its centrality, it’s easy to become complacent when it comes to query practices. Because it’s a “CDI basic,” brushing up on best practices...Read More »
