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CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 10

News: IPPS Proposed Rule states new ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation as Oct. 1, 2015

May 8, 2014
News

The new ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date looks to be October 1, 2015. CMS mentioned October 1, 2015, as the new date three times in the IPPS Proposed Rule, released April 30. The following day, CMS released a statement verifying its plan for an October 1, 2015, implementation.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 10

Conference Update: Professional of the Year Award and Recognition of Professional Achievement Winners revealed

May 8, 2014

On Tuesday, May 6, more than 1,000 conference attendees gathered in the Bally’s Casino Event Center to fete the 2014 CDI Professional of the Year Michelle Custodio, and the two Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement award recipients Katy Good and Karen Chase during the ACDIS Conference...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 10

Q&A: Documentation for body mass index

May 8, 2014
Ask ACDIS

Q: I’m in a little debate: Does documentation of the patient’s body mass index (BMI) need to come from an ancillary clinician like the dietitian or nurse? I thought that we could use ancillary documentation for clinical indicators supporting our physician query but that the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 9

Director's Note: Conference countdown-T-minus 12 days

April 24, 2014
ACDIS Guidance

There’s only 12 days left until the Seventh Annual ACDIS Conference and our offices here are buzzing with excitement as we finalize all the last minute details. Since this is our biggest conference yet, I thought I’d do a little ACDIS Conference by the numbers to demonstrate how much we’ve...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 9

News: AHA joins 2-midnight rule complaint against CMS

April 24, 2014
News

The American Hospital Association (AHA) along with four hospital associations and several hospitals filed two complaints April 14 in opposition of CMS’ 2-midnight rule for inpatient admissions,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 9

Focus on key factors to ensure accurate principal diagnosis selection

June 9, 2014
Clinical & Coding

 

A patient presents to the ED with fever, gastroenteritis, nausea, and vomiting. After evaluation, the patient is found to be severely dehydrated and the physician admits the patient for administration of fluids. What is the principal diagnosis?
 
Initially, you...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 9

News: OIG fines another facility for inappropriate Kwashiorkor claims

April 24, 2014
News, Quality & Regulatory

Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center (the Hospital), in Dearborn, Mich., is the latest facility to fall under the sights of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for inappropriately assigning diagnosis code 260 for Kwashiorkor.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 9

News: Study finds EMR can improve care

April 24, 2014
News

Despite all the negative news surrounding EMR implementation, a new study aimed at reducing risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) seems to show that creative inclusion of best practice...Read More »

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