Last week’s Talk10Tuesday podcast featured one of ACDIS’ own members, Tracy Boldt, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, for a chat about outpatient CDI. Boldt is the system manager of CDI at Essentia Health,...Read More »
Fall is one of the busiest times for ACDIS’ many local chapters. With school starting again, it seems the educational CDI events are keeping stride with those back-to-school schedules. In order to keep ACDIS’ event information up-to-date on the chapter pages and help get the word out, please...Read More »
Due to the extreme weather from Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, our guests for tomorrow's ACDIS Radio show are unavailable. Instead, tomorrow's show will be a preview of CDI Week.Read More »
[O]ne of the largest portions of the [CDI] job includes building relationships with various facility departments to identify problem areas, brainstorm solutions, and educate coworkers about these concerns. Some people say that all...Read More »
The work of a CDI professional can at times seem isolating and unimportant. Does it matter if a query gets answered? When we educate physicians, and tell them what they document matters, are they listening? Then a case comes along and demonstrates not just that the CDI profession does...Read More »
Through data analysis, CMS concluded that the average length of stay of functional quadriplegia cases are similar to those in MS-DRGs 947 and 948. Ultimately, CMS agreed with the commenter and finalized the assignment of code R53.2 to MS-DRGs 947 and 948.Read More »
A May 2017 HealthLeaders Intelligence Report on Value-Based Readiness found that 74% of surveyed providers depend on fee-for-service payments, and the remaining 26% rely on value-based payment. Providers, however, say that mix will change to 48% fee-for-service and 52% value-based...Read More »
The fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule, released earlier this month, decreased the number of electronic quality measure (eCQM) and calendar quarters for which hospitals must submit...Read More »
