Andrew Rothschild, MD, MS, MPH, presentation explores how CDI specialists and coders are taught not to question a physician's clearly documented diagnosis. But what happens when that diagnosis seems to have come from left field? Specialists and coders are also bound to clarify apparent...
Brent Hadder, MD, explores the ICU where multiple issues involving multiple organ systems and diagnoses occur simultaneously. He shares strategies implemented at the University of Iowa to improve surgical ICU documentation and coding. Hadder illustrates how a practicing physician and...
Mark N. Dominesey, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CDIP, CHITS-CP, MCP, explains how to create and use a directed step query in order to increase physician participation in the query process and to maximize specificity as demanded by ICD-10.
Kathy Wright is an RHIT and CCDS and was an inpatient coder for 23 years before moving into CDI in 2012. Erika Duncan is a nurse who earned her...Read More »
Below are the links to the recordings of all the past 2014 calls, the CEU information for each call, and the links to any ACDIS updates discussed during each call. The most recent call is at the top of the list.
Thursday, November 20: This call featured a roundtable
There are only so many hours in a day. And only so many minutes to explain the complicated process of coding and reimbursement to a less than...Read More »
As some of you may know, ACDIS is working on a CDI staff training manual. The book (due to publish prior to the 2014 conference) will help program...Read More »
Why meet a member when you can meet a team? Here are the folks from MaineGeneral Medical Center. They are all ACDIS members and all six ladies...Read More »
