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ACDIS CDI Survey: Increased Collaboration and Clinically Intelligent AI Are Key to Achieving Revenue Integrity

May 4, 2022
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Ask ACDIS, CDI Management

In a recent survey by ACDIS, 186 respondents—including CDI managers, directors, supervisors, and leads, most of whom report to finance, HIM/coding, and quality—open the door to these trends with a closer look at strategic partnerships, AI investments, top priorities, and staffing level impacts...

Q&A: AMI and circulatory principal diagnoses

April 28, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

​Q: I recently heard an example where a patient with a principal diagnosis of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and...Read More »

Q&A: Conflicting documentation between the attending and consultants

April 21, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 16
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

​Q: I had a recent case where the nephrologist and cardiologist both documented hypertensive (HTN) emergency, but the attending...Read More »

Q&A: COVID-19 vaccine reactions

April 14, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 15
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Are there are any documentation or coding guidelines for when a patient is admitted for various reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine?Read More »

Q&A: No clinical indicators identified within the medical record

April 7, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 14
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Can we use the phrase “no clinical indicators identified” on a clinical validation query?Read More »

Q&A: Uncertain conditions, linking terms

March 31, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 13
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding
  1. Is there a list or guidelines for what terminology is considered adequate to establish a link between two conditions, similar to
    2. ...Read More »

Q&A: DRG code book for CCDS exam

March 24, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 12
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

I am wondering why it is recommended to bring a DRG code book when taking the ACDIS CCDS certification exam? Most CDI programs use online software...Read More »

Q&A: Documenting and coding severe malnutrition

March 17, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 11
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

What clinical information can be used to support the reported diagnosis of severe malnutrition and how would this be coded in ICD-10-CM?Read More »

Q&A: How can CDI teams get a better handle on our organization’s PEPPER analysis?

March 10, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 10
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

Our care coordination team has typically handled our Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) analysis, but the...Read More »

Q&A: Partnering with dietitians to obtain malnutrition documentation

March 3, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 9
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

We do many queries for malnutrition and are looking for a better way to get this essential diagnosis into the medical record without a query. I...Read More »

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