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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 »

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 »

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

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 »

Q: I recently hired a part-time per-diem CDI specialist to work mostly weekend hours. Their hours will be:

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We have a somewhat confusing scenario in our organization whereby the CDI team might have an open query and a coder then queries a different...Read More »

We have a physician advisor (PA) principally based in utilization review (UR) department, with additional duties at the bedside. Our CDI needs are...Read More »

Starting in January 2022, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald began sending out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council...Read More »

Q: How do you handle a query clinical validation response that remains inaccurate? (i.e., query for sepsis ruled in). Do you capture this?Read More »

 In giving choices for responses, our query templates include “other (please specify)” and “unable to determine.” We get many responses of “unable...Read More »