CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 7

Director’s Note: Congratulations to Cheryl Ericson; welcome Sharme Brodie

March 27, 2014
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS is proud to announce the promotion of CDI Education Director Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, to Associate Director, Education for ACDIS. We’d also like to welcome the latest addition to our CDI Boot Camp team of instructors, Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, of Dallas Ga.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 7

Querying for SOI, ROM

March 2, 2015
Physician Queries, Quality & Regulatory

Coders and CDI specialists can use a three-step approach to query for SOI and ROM, Baine says. The first step is to review the clinical indicators.

"You're determining what indicators are significant for a complex diagnosis," says Sara Baine, MSN-Ed, CCDS,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 7

News: Oncology study shows loss of data capture under ICD-10

March 27, 2014
News

The transition to ICD-10-CM will result in a “significant information loss”, according to a new study published in the February Journal of Oncology Practiceby...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 7

News: Healthcare organizations support maintenance of October 1, 2014 ICD-10 implementation date

March 27, 2014
News

More than a dozen healthcare organizations—from AHIMA to the AHA and from 3M to Siemens—added their names to a letter of support for CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, last week.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 7

News: Simple omissions represent greatest denial reasons, Palmetto GBA says

March 27, 2014
News, Quality & Regulatory

Not medically and reasonably necessary. Records not submitted. Lack of inpatient admission orders. Information submitted doesn’t support the services supplied for the dates billed.

These four, seemingly simple, reasons represent the top denials for Palmetto GBA, Medicare Administrative...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 7

Q&A: How to get surgeons on board with your CDI program

March 27, 2014
Ask ACDIS

Q: I am new to the CDI role and looking for suggestions as to how to work with our surgeons to help them beef up their documentation. Do you have any suggestions?Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 6

Guest Post: Two on a match; the problem of CDI and coder DRG mismatches

February 23, 2015
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

Recently a question was posed in ACDIS CDI Talk about establishing CDI/coder DRG match...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 6

Coding, CDI focus on heart disease differs

February 23, 2015
Clinical & Coding

Coronary artery disease (CAD) develops when the arteries that supply the blood to the heart muscles become hardened and narrowed due to a buildup of cholesterol and other materials, such as plaque, on their inner wall. It's also called atherosclerosis.

CAD is the most common type of heart...Read More »

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