ACDIS update: New year, new policies? Tell ACDIS!

December 14, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 57
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries, Policies & Procedures

Along with new year’s resolutions, many CDI programs update their policies and procedures at the beginning of the year. To gauge the prevalence of...Read More »

Note from the Instructor: Be wary of verbal query compliance

November 30, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 55
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

I learned a lot from my father growing up. One of the main things he taught me was...Read More »

Book excerpt: Peer review to ensure compliant query practices

November 10, 2017
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 151
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

By Marion Kruse, BSN, RN, MBA, and Jennifer Cavagnac, CCDS

Every CDI program should objectively evaluate the outcomes, processes,...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Consider the peer audit

November 9, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 53
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

By Melissa Varnavas

Back in 2015, 40% of...Read More »

Ask ACDIS: Midlevel advanced practice providers answering queries

November 1, 2017
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 6
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: My facility is discussing querying advanced practice providers (APP). Does ACDIS have any official opinion on this? To clarify, the...Read More »

Q&A: When to query for pleural effusion etiology

October 12, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 49
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: We recently had a patient with a pleural effusion who came to the...Read More »

From the Forum: Reporting queries’ negative financial effect for compliance’s sake

October 5, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 48
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries, Education

Show me the money. The Jerry Maguire quote is a phrase CDI professionals are likely also familiar with. Originally, CDI programs cropped...Read More »

2017 CDI Week Q&A: Physician Engagement

September 22, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 46
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a...Read More »

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2017 CDI Week Q&A: Physician Engagement

September 22, 2017
Q&As

As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics.

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2017 CDI Week Q&A: Clinical Validation

September 19, 2017
Q&As

As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics.

PDF icon 2017 CDI Week Q&A-Clinical Validation.pdf

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