CDI Week 2023 Q&A Preview 1: Workflow tools and technology

September 7, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 36
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

As part of the upcoming 13th annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a...Read More »

Q&A: TAVRs, MCCs, and DRG classifications

August 31, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 35
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Regarding TAVR DRG 267 versus 266: Our providers wonder why so many TAVR procedures go to the 267 DRG without an MCC. I would like...Read More »

Q&A: Yes/no query for post-op hematoma

August 24, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 34
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: The provider linked a post-op CT finding of “probable hematoma” in their documentation. Per the ...Read More »

Local chapter update: Request ACDIS resources, speakers, or CEUs all with the same form

August 17, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 33
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Education

As chapters gear up for a busier autumn season, ACDIS is here to help! Using the...Read More »

Q&A: Querying uncertain diagnoses

August 17, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 33
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Can we send a concurrent query to the physician using the statement within the query: "Use of terms such as concern for, suspected...Read More »

Council member Q&A: TAVRs, MCCs, and DRG classification

August 14, 2023
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 5, Issue 8
Leadership Council, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

This month’s question was submitted on July 31, 2023, and focuses on the proper DRG classification for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (...Read More »

Q&A: Query escalation in a remote world

August 10, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 32
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: I have a question about provider education and query escalations in a remote world. What is your provider education process? Are...Read More »

Telling CDI’s Story: 2023 CDI Week State of the Industry

August 10, 2023
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ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

Did you know that currently more than 41% of CDI professionals say they have a career ladder in place in their department, and more than 22% say their department offers financial incentives to staff for earning CDI-...

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Q&A: Validating malnutrition diagnosis with RD note

August 3, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 31
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: For inpatient hospital code reporting purposes, is the physician’s co-signature at the bottom of the registered dietitian’s (RD)...Read More »

Q&A: Compliant query practice

July 27, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 30
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Our issue is that when constructing the query, the CDI specialist/coder is giving the appropriate responses to the physician, but...Read More »

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