Good documentation captures a patient’s accurate morbidity and severity of illness. It affects the quality measures that comprise physician profiles. Finally, good documentation affects financial reimbursement.
This is even truer when it comes to...Read More »
“Determining an adequate number of staff and ensuring acceptable levels of productivity for a CDI department can be overwhelming,” according to the CDI Roadmap. The overwhelming part typically comes during the implementation stage. Here, facilities need to hone the fledgling program’s...Read More »
In November 2014, implementation of the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set was threatened again—with a two-year delay. Even though the implementation date survived previously attempted bills to kill ICD-10 could be reintroduced in the 2015.Read More »
Q: What is ACDIS’ stance on physicians cutting and pasting the entire radiology report into their progress note? Are we allowed to take diagnoses from this documentation? Can the physician cut and paste the radiological findings from the report into their progress notes? Or is this, in...Read More »
Q: What are hospitals expecting in terms of productivity reductions in ICD-10-CM/PCS? How many more queries will CDI professionals be expected to leave?
A: Although I am not aware of a definitive percentage decrease in productivity specific to CDI...Read More »
by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC
In my experience, providers appear overwhelmed the moment you mention ICD-10-CM education. So, maybe we can disguise our education in the form of improving clinical documentation now. The following are examples of a few areas...Read More »
Asking CDI professionals with an RN licensure, but without a coding credential, to also code the medical record may not only lead to noncompliant (and potentially erroneous) code assignments, but also harm the delicate working balance between the HIM/coding department and the CDI staff.Read More »
Anecdotally, colleges across the country are becoming aware of the CDI field and starting to implement certificate programs to meet job demands. One such program launched in the spring of 2014. ACDIS caught up with Denisse Jimenez, Office of the Dean of School of Continuing and Professional...Read More »
