The overarching goal of a documentation improvement program is not to improve reimbursement for the hospital, but to effect a positive change in the behavior of those who document in the medical record. This change...Read More »
Attached is a supplement to the April 2011 issue of CDI Journal. It provides important updates every CDI specialist should know regarding new guidance issued in AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM for both the first quarter of 2011. The author of the article is James Kennedy, MD,...Read More »
ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »
Clinical documentation plays a vital role in all coding. It is especially important, however, when reporting conditions such as stroke, which more often than not involves multiple symptoms, diagnoses, and complications.
Through the years, The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) ...Read More »
Director’s note, p. 5 Learn how CDI efforts can affect infection control statistics.
Consider opportunities for excisional debridement documentation improvement, p. 6 Trey La Charité, MD, offers advice and a sample query for this RAC target area.
As the financial tug-of-war continues, with government and private payers on one side and healthcare providers on the other, it can be difficult for CDI staff to know where the bright white line of ethical behavior begins. This is one reason AHIMA released its Ethical Standards for Clinical...Read More »
If you have experience with today's topics, please email ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald at larchibald@acdis.org by noon eastern on Friday, January 13, and she’ll connect you to the asking...Read More »
