ACDIS Mailbag: Listener questions

July 31, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

With special guest Dawn R. Valdez, RN, LNC, CDIP, CCDS, the CDI manager of education at Ardent Health Services in Nashville, Tennessee. Co-hosted by Laurie Prescott, MSN,...

Q&A: Sepsis criteria conundrum

July 30, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 106
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Denials & Appeals

Q: Which sepsis criteria should we use? It seems like we get denials quoting every criteria set and...Read More »

Symposium spotlight: Wilk tackles top outpatient “problem;” offers solutions for handling the list

July 29, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 105
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

Deanne Wilk, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, will present “How to Handle the Problematic Problem List” on Day 1 of the...Read More »

Q&A: Choosing a principal procedure

July 25, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 31
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Q: We recently had a patient admitted with severe acute meningitis causing respiratory...Read More »

Symposium spotlight: Take the HCC plunge with Pinson

July 22, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 101
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI

Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, will present “A Deep Dive into HCCs” on Day 1 of the...Read More »

Q&A: Sequencing an overdose, a fall, Rhabdomyolysis, and AKI

July 18, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 30
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Q: Can you provide some guidance on the sequencing/principal diagnosis selection for the...Read More »

Q&A: Coding integral conditions

July 11, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 29
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Q: I'm struggling to better understand coding “integral conditions.” Can you help me?Read More »

Q&A: Congenital conditions and outpatient billing

July 9, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 98
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

Q: I’m doing a pilot program related to missed query opportunities in ED cases and I have a question about...Read More »

Q&A: Home health documentation FAQs

July 3, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 95
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion

Industry expert Joe Osentoski reimbursement recovery and appeals director at Quality in Real Time (QIRT) in Troy, Michigan, answered a few...Read More »

Ask ACDIS: Sepsis FAQs

July 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 4
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Q: I’ve heard that, due to the inflammatory response related to septic tissue, perfusion will decrease, and hyperlactatemia and mottling...Read More »

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