Q&A: Using codes Z21 and B20 for HIV patients

May 14, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 73
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I have a question about coding HIV and HIV-related illnesses. If a physician documents a patient...Read More »

Q&A: In what instance is flexion a complication?

April 30, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 65
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Q: I’ve heard that flexion can be a complication, but I’m not sure how that could be. Could you...Read More »

Conference conversations: A first-time attendee’s experience at the ACDIS Conference

April 22, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 60
Ask ACDIS, Education-Physicians & CDI

The 2018 event was Jessica Barbeiro's first time attending an ACDIS conference, so the ACDIS team caught up with her afterwards to hear a bit...Read More »

Q&A: Sequencing acute respiratory failure and its etiology

April 18, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 16
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Q: I’ve been told that acute respiratory failure always has an underlying etiology, would that...Read More »

Q&A: What’s a flagship organization, related to CMS reporting?

April 17, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 58
Ask ACDIS, Quality

Q: When looking at the PEPPER and comparing regional, state, nation, etc., what does a “flagship"”...Read More »

Q&A: Coding antibiotic resistance

April 11, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 15
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Q: We recently had a patient who was on oral Bactrim after a fracture who may have been non-...Read More »

ACDIS update: When it comes to finding a workspace, 43% of CDI professionals have dedicated hospital space

April 11, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 15
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

Awhile back, ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald got two emails asking where CDI professionals physically work in the hospital from two separate members...Read More »

Q&A: Coding both ETOH withdrawal and ETOH with intoxication

April 10, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 54
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Q: If both ETOH withdrawal and ETOH with intoxication were documented, should we code both F10.239...Read More »

Conference conversations: Speakers share how their facility survives sepsis

April 8, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 15
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Expert ACDIS 2019 conference speakers Rhoda Chism, RN, CCDS, and Laura White, MHA, provide an inside look on how their organization dealt with the...Read More »

CDI insider Q&A: Surviving sepsis

April 8, 2019
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CDI experts provide an inside look on how their organization dealt with the various sepsis clinical definitions, challenging CDI professionals to think outside the box to improve their processes and results.

In this free infogrpahic, you’ll gain advice regarding sepsis pathway development...

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