Q&A: Querying for sepsis in a narcotic overdose patient

October 11, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 49
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: We recently had a patient who met criteria for sepsis, but they also...Read More »

Q&A: Facility-specific sepsis criteria

October 9, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 200
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Denials & Appeals

Q: Is it a best practice for a hospital to get a consensus within their own facility to use one...Read More »

Ask the CCDS Coordinator: How long does it take to process an application?

October 4, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 48
Ask ACDIS, Education

Q: How long will it take to process my application for the CCDS exam? I’m...Read More »

Q&A: Principal diagnosis selection for a patient with CKD, ARF

October 2, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 196
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Our team is having a hard time determining a principal diagnosis for a patient with a history of stage 5...Read More »

Q&A: Documentation of CKD and ESRD

September 27, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 47
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: If physician documents Stage 5 CKD and ESRD on peritoneal dialysis, do I...Read More »

Meet a Member: CDI specialist loves seeing the world, learning new things

September 26, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 192
Ask ACDIS, Education

Maryanne Baer-Hines, RN, MSN, CCDS, is a CDI specialist at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), which is part of the Yale New Haven Health Systems, and...Read More »

Q&A: Osteomyelitis versus cellulitis

September 25, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 191
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Is there a difference between osteomyelitis and cellulitis? And if so, do I need to query the...Read More »

CDI Week 2018 Q&A: Physician engagement

September 19, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 187
Ask ACDIS, Education

As part of the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a...Read More »

CDI Week 2018 Q&A: CDI and technology

September 18, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 186
Ask ACDIS, Policies & Procedures

As part of the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a...Read More »

Q&A: Querying for CKD stage without a baseline creatinine

September 13, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 40
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: We recently had a patient come in with acute kidney injury (AKI). The...Read More »

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