Q:We recently had a patient who had a syncopal episode and fell, sustaining head trauma with a resultant SAH. What is the proper coding and principal diagnosis? Is this traumatic SAH with loss of consciousness or SAH with...Read More »
Veteran ACDIS members likely remember the Forms & Tools Library as the place to find sample query forms, policies, procedures, and CDI educational tools. While the committee responsible for reviewing submitted materials still bears the...Read More »
Those fortunate enough to have attended the ACDIS national conference before know how much fun it can be. On the second day of the conference attendees are encouraged to don some state-themed clothing.Read More »
Of ED visits attributable to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, aortic dissection, and subarachnoid hemorrhage, the conditions were inaccurately diagnosed approximately one out of 20 times.Read More »
Great leaders in the CDI industry have immense passion and are crystal clear on the overriding purpose of their organization’s work. We are naturally drawn to leaders who are both energized and serious about their work.
Bettina Sonen, RN, CCDS, is a clinical documentation educator at Northeast Georgia Health Systems (NGHS) in Gainesville, and she is a member of the Georgia ACDIS local chapter.Read More »
Today is the last day you can vote in the 2018 ACDIS advisory board election. Let me repeat—today is the last day you can vote in the ACDIS advisory board election!
If you do nothing else as an ACDIS member today, I urge you to go...Read More »
Q: I’ve heard that an increase in the volume of surgical cases can increase a facility’s overall CMI and that when the volume of surgical cases is flat, movement in the CMI represents increasing complexity of patients cared for in that facility...Read More »
