News: Updated guidelines emerge for clinical validity reviews

August 18, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 36
Clinical & Coding, News, Policies & Procedures

The long-anticipated ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year 2017 were released earlier this month, and...Read More »

News: CMS responds to new sepsis-3 definition

August 4, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 34
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, News, Education, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

The newly proposed Sepsis-3 definition has been the subject of great controversy and consternation since its publication in The Journal of the...Read More »

CMS Value-Based Purchasing and the Transformation of Healthcare

June 20, 2016
Conference Materials
Policies & Procedures, Education

Richard E. Wild, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer, Atlanta Regional Office, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

2016 Conference, Track 2:CDI Success: Utilization of a CDI Steering Committee to Advance Your CDI Program

June 16, 2016
Conference Materials
CDI Management, CDI Expansion, Policies & Procedures

Debra Clark, RN, BC, CCDS
A common question among CDI programs is, “Does leadership within my organization understand the value of CDI?” This session will review the importance of implementing a CDI steering committee meeting and how this supports the growth and success of CDI...

A Note from the Instructors: The value of the CCDS credential

June 16, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 26
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Policies & Procedures

by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP

Those working in the healthcare field really value their credentials. The letters after a...Read More »

Q&A: PE versus DVT as a principal diagnosis

June 8, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25
Clinical & Coding, Policies & Procedures

Q: I have a patient whose chief complaint was shortness of breath (SOB) and, after studies, the patient was found to have...Read More »

News: CMS’ 2017 IPPS rule proposes changes to MS-DRG classification

June 8, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25
Clinical & Coding, Policies & Procedures

CMS’ release of the 2017 IPPS proposed rule addresses...Read More »

2016 Conference, Track 5: A Review of CDI Models

June 3, 2016
Conference Materials
CDI Management, Policies & Procedures

Gloryanne Bryant, BS, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCDS; Laura Werner, DC, RN, BSN, MSN, CRCR, CDIP

Through audience participation, presenters discuss the outcome of a CDI survey recently administered through ACDIS. It includes discussion about different CDI department models, including credentials...

Define outpatient CDI nuances

March 1, 2016
CDI Journal - Volume 10, Issue 2
CDI Expansion, Policies & Procedures

by Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP
As healthcare providers increasingly accept financial risk associated with patient...Read More »

Conference Update: Discover best practices for CDI teams

February 4, 2016
CDI Blog - Volume 9, Issue 7
Ask ACDIS, Policies & Procedures

This year, we are also offering three exciting pre-conferences. One of our new offerings is the two-day ...Read More »

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