Q:When I started as a CDI specialist, I learned that when a complication code, such as 999 or 998 series, happens to be the reason of admission, along with another condition also contributing to the admission, the complication code takes precedence over the other...Read More »
We all have much to be thankful for. Here at ACDIS, we have a wonderful staff dedicated to serving our CDI membership and a growing membership base that has exceeded 4,000 members. In the coming weeks you’ll likely hear about the various ways ACDIS plans to expand its offerings for its ACDIS...Read More »
Note: AHIMA is calling for grassroots action supporting the 2015 ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date after a letter addressed to the House of Representatives Speaker John A. Boehner, circulated Congress calling for another two-year delay. ACDIS stands behind AHIMA in its...Read More »
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that while CMS’ transparency tools such as its Hospital and Physician Compare websites “provide some clinical quality information relevant to consumers, they often lack condition-specific information for the type of non-urgent procedures that...Read More »
Q: If a is patient admitted with malnutrition and the physician documented the patient to be malnourished from mild to severe, would the CDI team use DRG 641, Severe Malnutrition as a working DRG, or should we query the physician to clarify the severity or type of malnutrition?Read More »
As you put the final touches on your itinerary, we have a couple more speaker previews that we’d like to share with you. This week, we spoke with Allison Clerval, RN, BSN, CCDS and Kathleen M. Shindle, RN, BSN, CCDS, who will present “A Matter of Life and Death: CDI Impact on Mortality Risk...Read More »
