CDI specialists are in general optimistic about the growth of the profession, but not necessarily within their own departments; aren’t involved all that much in RAC defense; use CMI as their primary metric for success; and have found electronic queries beneficial, even though their hospitals are slow to adopt the new technology. Following is an overview of the survey results and Kennedy’s commentary.
What's in it for the physician training tool for CDI Week. This item was reviewed by the Resource Library Committee in 2023 with the recommendation that the use of ICD-9 information and use of paper documentation ought to be updated.
Cardiology service line PowerPoint presentation for CDI Week. This item was reviewed by the Resource Library Committee in 2023 with the recommendations that slides 5-9 require DRG updates with a particular focus on "postop acute pulmonary edema."
JA Thomas expanded its CDI offerings to include the ED and other points of entry roughly two years ago, says Mel Tully, MSN, CCDS, senior...Read More »
Attached is CMS Transmittal 2246, which lists pending new, revised, and discontinued ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for fiscal year (FY) 2012. CMS lists coding changes its web site on an annual basis. CDI...
Legible. Complete. Dated, timed, signed, and authenticated. That's what section 482.24 of the Medicare Conditions of Participation requires...Read More »
This sample was reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2023. The committee noted that, should you use this resource, the CKD stages require more specification; in particular, this resource ought to be updated to include criteria for CKD 3A ad 3B. Jeanie Bellamy Director...
This sample was reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2023. Physicians won't forget to link the underlying cause of the infection after they've seen this educational poster created by Jeanie Bellamy Director Documentation Improvement & RAC Coordinator at Skyline...
Legible. Complete. Dated, timed, signed, and authenticated. That's what section 482.24 of the Medicare Conditions of Participation requires of...Read More »
Attached is the powerpoint presentation Physician Queries: An Effective and Compliant Method for Success by Andrew Rothschild, MD, MS, MPH, FAAP, CCDS. ♦ Note that this includes the updated slides presented live at the conference.
