This month’s question was submitted on June 30, 2023, and focuses on compliant queries. Please note that questions and answers have been de-identified for the purposes of this article.
Q: Our issue is that when constructing the query, the CDI specialist/coder is giving...Read More »
Over the past several years there have been a number of conversations that touch on physician leadership involvement with CDI. Programs can and do achieve success, but so much more is achieved when there is a proactive and supportive medical voice.
Members of the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) advisory board recently provided commentary on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed changes to the fiscal year 2012 ICD-9-CM codes, as detailed in the March 9-10, 2011 Diagnosis Agenda...Read More »
It’s time to respond to our third Council survey: The 2023 CDI Week Industry Survey! To receive credit for the survey, make sure to complete your name and email when prompted to do so by the survey. As a reminder, Council...Read More »
As a reminder, the ACDIS 2024 events speaker application period is open now until July 24. The ACDIS team encourages all Council members to consider throwing an application into the ring! It's a great opportunity to share your experience and your program's success with the broader CDI community...Read More »
Highlights from Coding Clinic, Third and Fourth Quarters 2010, include:
When a primary lung cancer metastasizes into another lobe of the lung, the second lesion should receive an additional code as a metastasis—not as a primary lesion. However, coders cannot
By Vickie Balistreri, BA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, CPC, CPC-H
“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” I often think about that adage when attempting to educate physicians about CDI efforts. One of the most challenging and yet...Read More »
