Q&A: Choosing therapeutic drug monitoring or colonoscopy as principal

December 7, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 56
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’m working on a case where a patient with atrial and mitral prosthetic heart valves on warfarin is being admitted for a heparin drip...Read More »

ACDIS update: Posting your job on the ACDIS Career Center

December 7, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 56
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For some lucky facilities, the new year means adding new CDI positions to the budget. The ACDIS Career Center provides a venue for such programs...Read More »

Q&A: Coding unilateral weakness post CVA

November 16, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 54
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Q: I have a question regarding unilateral weakness from a previous...Read More »

Q&A: Acute pulmonary insufficiency

November 16, 2017
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 153
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Q: What should we do about the documentation of “acute pulmonary insufficiency?” What indicators are you using for this in comparison to...Read More »

Q&A: Balancing rounding and CDI workloads

November 9, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 53
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Q: We are struggling with finding a good balance between having CDI...Read More »

Q&A: Tracking denials

November 9, 2017
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 150
Ask ACDIS, Denials & Appeals, Quality & Regulatory

Q: When looking at denials timelines, what information should be noted?

A: There are many critical time...Read More »

Q&A: CDI expansion into OB-GYN

November 2, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 52
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While outpatient CDI has become the hot topic for the industry as a whole, other areas present ready opportunities for CDI intervention. OB-GYN is...Read More »

Note from the Instructor: Your 2018 IPPS Final Rule questions, answered

November 1, 2017
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 6
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
On October 1, 845+ codes took effect thanks to the fiscal year 2018 IPPS Final Rule, which...Read More »

Ask ACDIS: Midlevel advanced practice providers answering queries

November 1, 2017
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 6
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: My facility is discussing querying advanced practice providers (APP). Does ACDIS have any official opinion on this? To clarify, the...Read More »

Q&A: Acceptable documentation for HCCs

October 26, 2017
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 146
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Q: What clinical documentation is acceptable to pull Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) information from for reporting purposes? Would...Read More »

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