Q&A: Chronic respiratory failure criteria

May 4, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 18
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Q: Our team had a question regarding the criteria for chronic respiratory failure. The ACDIS Pocket Guide states the criteria “...Read More »

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CDI Top Technologies: Technology to Limit Provider Burnout, Extend CDI’s Reach

May 1, 2023
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As CDI professionals work tirelessly on a tight budget, often with limited staffing resources available, they’re frequently faced with overwhelmed providers. To safeguard the bottom line and secure adequate resources to care for their patient population, many organizations are leaning on their...

Q&A: Querying antibiotic resistance

April 27, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 17
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Q: When we open sensitivity reports, there are all sorts of antibiotic resistances with organisms, some cultures have one “resistant”...Read More »

Q&A: Documenting yes/no query responses

April 20, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 16
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Q: If a provider answers “yes” or “no” to a yes/no query on the actual query template, does the provider also need to document their...Read More »

Q&A: Unable to determine query

April 13, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 15
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Question: I am a little confused regarding the meaning “clinically undetermined” or “unable to determine” as a query choice. If a...Read More »

Q&A: Querying pathology results

April 6, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 14
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Q: If the radiology or pathology report stated ovarian cancer but the physician never documented an ovarian mass, is it true you can’t...Read More »

Q&A: Staffing ratios

March 30, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 13
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Q: We currently use a staffing ratio of one CDI specialist to 1,900 discharges, but I feel this is very outdated as...Read More »

Q&A: Coding acute organ dysfunction

March 23, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 12
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Q: I have a question regarding acute organ dysfunction. If a provider documents “hyperbilirubinemia related to severe sepsis with...Read More »

Q&A: Skin failure due to hypoperfusion

March 16, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 11
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Q: We recently had a patient who presented with a stage 2 pressure ulcer. Due to hypoperfusion, the pressure ulcer progressed. The...Read More »

Q&A: Querying to confirm pneumonia diagnoses

March 9, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 10
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Q: A four-year-old managing lissencephaly, hypotonia, and dysphagia with aspiration of secretions presents with fever and tachypnea. A...Read More »

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