Q&A: Reporting spinal cavernoma in ICD-10-CM

July 25, 2024
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 30
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Education

Q: A patient presents with a chief complaint of thoracic intrinsic spinal cord lesion causing back pain, left lower extremity sciatic-...Read More »

Q&A: CDI internal audit tools

July 18, 2024
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 29
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management

Q: Are any leaders willing to share their internal CDI audit tool? We are working to update ours for finding missed opportunities in...Read More »

Listener questions: AKI, encephalopathy, case management collaboration, and more!

July 17, 2024
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Education

Today’s guest is Kelly Sutton, MHL, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every...

Q&A: Using Phoenix criteria

July 11, 2024
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 28
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Q: Has anyone implemented the use of the ...Read More »

Q&A: Metabolic encephalopathy on a post-op sedated patient

July 4, 2024
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 27
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Q: We had a physician document metabolic encephalopathy on a post-operative patient who was sedated on a vent. Prior to the surgery,...Read More »

Q&A: Calculations to support clinical indicators in queries

June 27, 2024
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26
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Q: Does your team include calculations to support clinical indicators in your queries? Do your CDI specialists calculate P/F ratio and...Read More »

Q&A: Acute pulmonary insufficiency criteria

June 20, 2024
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 25
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: Do you query for acute pulmonary insufficiency? If so, what criteria do you use?

Response #1:...Read More »

Q&A: Clinical criteria guidelines for sepsis

June 13, 2024
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 24
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Q: What criteria guidelines are you utilizing for sepsis (i.e., Sepsis-2, sequential organ failure assessment [SOFA], etc.)? Do you...Read More »

New questions on remote work, work schedule policies for CDI

June 10, 2024
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 6, Issue 6
Ask ACDIS, Education, Policies & Procedures

One of the biggest benefits of Council membership is that it opens opportunities for collaboration and networking between members. While you can...Read More »

Council member Q&A: Clinical criteria guidelines for sepsis

June 10, 2024
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 6, Issue 6
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ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis....Read More »

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