CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 46

Note from the ACDIS Interim Director: The new query practice brief is open for review

October 13, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education, Physician Queries

by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC

I am a rule follower. I was raised that way by my father. He taught me rules were made to be followed, and if the rules don’t make sense, work to change them. With that thought in mind, I have loved the work that ACDIS and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 46

News: New technology may detect sepsis more quickly, study shows

October 13, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News, Quality & Regulatory

Clinicians may be able to detect and treat sepsis more quickly in the future, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The United States Centers for Disease Control and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 46

News: OIG found CMS edits saved millions in Medicare overpayments

October 13, 2022
Denials & Appeals, News

A recent audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that changes to CMS' system has significantly reduced Medicare overpayments to acute care hospitals for outpatient services. The OIG showed $39.3 million in overpayments had been made, particularly for services provided to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 46

News: Boarding of patients in emergency departments has increased, new studies say

October 13, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

Two new research articles published by JAMA Network Open examine the boarding of patients in emergency departments (ED) and have noted an increase in both boarding and in the number of patients who left without being seen (LWBS). Among the worst performing hospitals, 4.3% of ED patients...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 46

Q&A: Difference between secondary and primary diagnoses

October 13, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Sometimes I confuse the secondary diagnosis for the primary diagnosis. Do you have any tips for me to help me discern better?

A: This question touches on several concepts essentially at the core of CDI practices. I think you are...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 46

ACDIS update: Don’t miss the query practice brief discussion on the October 26 ACDIS Podcast!

October 13, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

The 2022 update for the Guidelines for Achieving Compliant Query Practice©* brief (available for comment now until Tuesday, October 25) has been in the works for a while, but now...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 46

ACDIS update: Make your voice heard in the 2022 CDI Salary Survey

October 13, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

For more than 10 years, ACDIS has asked the CDI community to share about their compensation in our annual CDI Salary Survey. Whatever your role within the field, your experience will contribute to improving the accuracy of the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 46

ACDIS update: Progress in your career with an ACDIS CDI Scholarship

October 13, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The CDI world has always required constant education, but ACDIS is here to help. Though that education comes in many forms (including the new edition of the CDI Journal, weekly...Read More »

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