Q&A: Resolving the case load, productivity question

February 22, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 9
Ask ACDIS, Policies & Procedures

Q: For a newly trained CDI specialist, what is the approximate number of reviews (both concurrent and follow up) one should expect him/her...Read More »

Guest Post: Thoughts on evaluating vendors/consultants

January 23, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 2
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

by Donald A. Butler

A CDI Talk string discussed ideas for evaluating consultants—a conversation that didn’t gather much...Read More »

Guest Post: E-query case study: Memorial Hermann streamlines systems

April 18, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 20
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

By Anna Wheeler, MPH, RHIA, CCS

Prior to implementing an electronic query application from Meta Health Technology in 2010, the...Read More »

2010 CDI Salary Survey shows compenstation doesn't reflect staff value

April 1, 2011
Surveys
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

CDI specialists increasingly feel their salaries inappropriately reflect the value they bring to their organizations. Over and over, respondents to the third annual CDI Salary Survey lamented the pay cuts, increased hours and workloads, lack of raises, and decreases in benefits.

In 2008,...

Tip: Create a policy for CDI/coding conflict resolution

March 31, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 7
Policies & Procedures

The following is an example of a conflict that typically occurs between coding and CDI staff and a recommendation for a conflict resolution....Read More »

Guest Post: The myth of ‘meaningful use’

February 24, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 10
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

by Robert S. Gold, MD

We, in the United States, will soon need to adopt the electronic health record (EHR). Over the past few...Read More »

Q&A: Avoid “rule out” to ensure medical necessity

February 23, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 9
Ask ACDIS, Policies & Procedures, Denials & Appeals

Q: I know that in an inpatient setting coders are allowed to use a suspected diagnosis when a definitive diagnosis cannot...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Consistancy and the swimming pool

February 3, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 4
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries, Policies & Procedures

by Melissa Varnavas

Hypothetical question: You don’t know how to swim, but you’re learning. You have an inner tube around your...Read More »

Guest Post: Revenue Cycle: A pertinent missing link in the CDI process

January 24, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS

From the perspective of the hospital administration, the revenue cycle may be...Read More »

Tip: Address inadequate HIPAA Security Rule-required policies and procedures

January 6, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 1
Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

CMS detailed seven shortcomings, including old and inadequate policies and procedures, in its 2009 audits of healthcare organizations to determine...Read More »

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