Q&A: Who’s the attending physician?

June 29, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 129
Ask ACDIS, Education

Q: As far as coding guidelines go, the role of the attending physician’s...Read More »

Q&A: RACs, MACs, and CERT

June 28, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 29
Ask ACDIS, Denials & Appeals, Quality & Regulatory

Q: What’s the difference between RACs, MACs, and the CERT?Read More »

100th episode: CDI past, present, and future

June 27, 2018
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion

With special guest Karen Chase, MS, BSN, RNC, CCDS, Executive Vice President of Operations for Accuity Delivery Systems, LLC in New York. Co-hosted by Sharme Brodie, RN,...

Q&A: Querying for POA pressure ulcer diagnoses

June 21, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 123
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Is it appropriate to query whether a pressure ulcer was present on admission (POA) if it...Read More »

Q&A: Respiratory documentation FAQs

June 19, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 121
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS, principals at Pinson and Tang, LLC answered these questions after their April 10, 2018...Read More »

Q&A: CC/MCC capture and mortality indexing in PEPPER reports

June 14, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 27
Ask ACDIS, Quality & Regulatory

Q: I have a question about Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic...Read More »

Q&A: Citing clinical evidence in queries

June 12, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 116
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Q: Our coders are having trouble determining how much clinical evidence to...Read More »

Q&A: Career Advancement

June 11, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 116
Ask ACDIS, Education

As part of the annual CDI Week celebration, ACDIS conducts several interviews with industry experts surrounding topics covered in the...Read More »

Q&A: Sending queries for ethical concerns

June 7, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 26
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Have you, or would you ever, send queries for an ethical reason? Meaning,...Read More »

Q&A: Choosing sample cases for a coding audit

June 5, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 112
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I'm in charge of a coding audit for our department for the first time and...Read More »

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