Articles for July 1, 2011

CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

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July 1, 2011

Director’s note, 4
Advisory board qualifications/ expectations revamped, new elections process developed.

LTACs explore CDI opportunities, 5
The complicated level of care required for LTAC patients makes the role of the CDI specialist even more important. Learn...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

CMS proposes IPPS changes for 2012

July 1, 2011
Quality & Regulatory

CMS plans limited changes to CCs in fiscal year (FY) 2012, but proposes new MS-DRGs for excisional debridement as well as an additional hospital-acquired condition (HAC). These and other changes are part of the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule posted April 19. The...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

Director's note: Advisory board qualifications and expectations revamped, new elections process developed

July 1, 2011
ACDIS Guidance

On our advisory board Web pages you can now find new documents describing qualifications and expectations of advisory board members, as well as our brand-new elections process.

In addition, our CCDS certification board is in the final stages of developing its own set of bylaws to govern...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

LTACs explore CDI opportunities for the long term

July 1, 2011
CDI Expansion

When Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, accepted a CDI position in Texas, she’d planned the move to be closer to her family. When her husband received a promotion, however, plans changed. They decided to stay in North Carolina.

Although Love remained in the area, she found a brand-new...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

CDI staff help LTAC clinical team tell the patient care story

July 1, 2011
CDI Expansion

by Becky Slagell, BA, MHA, RHIT, CPHQ

How can we provide quality care for our patients if we do not have a clear picture of their clinical story? That has been a core question of mine for as long as I can remember, even before I heard the term “clinical documentation improvement...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

Ask ACDIS: Coding Clinic clarifies SIRS query questions

July 1, 2011
Ask ACDIS

Q: How should I query for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) if SIRS codes to sepsis? I want to correctly query and obtain the proper supporting information in the medical record in the event of an audit. Any discussion on this topic is appreciated.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

Value-based purchasing presents new CDI opportunities

July 1, 2011
Quality & Regulatory

Starting October 2012, Medicare will begin paying hospitals for quality measures, according to a CMS fact sheet released April 29. The new Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program adopts performance measures under two “domains”:

  1. Clinical process, composed of 12 measures 
    2. ...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3

CDI efforts in the ED need not be traumatic

July 1, 2011
CDI Expansion

In room 34 of the emergency department (ED) at Healthytown Municipal Hospital, a morbidly obese woman breathes with the aid of a face mask. A CDI specialist walks by and notices how the woman’s abdomen, not just her chest, rises and falls and decides to take a look at what the physician has...Read More »

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