CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 6

Guest column | Leveraging assets: Advanced practice providers for enhancing physician advisor teams

November 1, 2024
Physician Advisors

by Erin Kreider, MSN, APRN, NP-C

It’s no industry secret: There is a growing trend of clinical denials. In the dynamic landscape of healthcare and CDI, the physician advisor’s role has become increasingly critical in order to ensure quality care, effective utilization of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 6

News: 24% of revenue cycle executives find CDI, coding staffing difficult, survey says

February 8, 2024
CDI Management, News

HealthLeaders recently conducted a survey of 87 revenue cycle executives, asking them questions regarding technology, staffing, and priorities for the year. Here are the results of...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 6

Case study | Readmissions: Follow the data

November 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

by Jess Fluegel

Having to do anything twice is never ideal, but the negative impact of a patient being readmitted after their initial discharge has far-reaching consequences. Inpatient hospital readmissions for the same or related care, particularly within the first 30 days, are...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 6

Q&A: Queries as part of the permanent record

February 8, 2024
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: We’re attempting to make provider queries part of our medical record which coding can use to pick up codes. Does anyone have experience with this they could share? We are interested in: Components of a query (complaint query), who to send the query to, who is responsible for...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 6

Guest column | Risk adjustment: A review

November 1, 2024
Quality & Regulatory

by Jennifer Brettler, DO, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV

In healthcare today, it seems impossible to walk down a hospital hallway, sit through a meeting, or even open an edition of the CDI Journal without hearing about risk adjustment. Whether the discussion is about reimbursement,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 6

Conference corner: Book your 2024 conference hotel with these deals by March 15!

February 8, 2024
ACDIS Guidance

We are now two months away from the 2024 ACDIS conference, which will take place April 8-11 in Indianapolis! How exciting!

As we gather the materials for, and place the final touches on, your 2024 ACDIS experience, we wanted to...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 6

Feature | Inpatient risk adjustment: A natural next step for documentation integrity

November 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

by Jess Fluegel

It’s been a long time since most CDI departments reviewed only for CC and MCC capture. Chief among the branching focuses of CDI is a growing effort to focus on capturing patients’ severity of illness and risk adjustment scores, particularly for more adverse...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 6

ACDIS update: Submit your collaboration, engagement articles for the May/June CDI Journal edition!

February 8, 2024
ACDIS Guidance

Are you an educator at heart? Are you passionate about sharing your thoughts on CDI?

Excellent! Because we are accepting submissions for the May/June edition of the CDI Journal! This year, our May/June edition will feature articles on the theme of collaboration and...Read More »

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