Shannon Huth, MSN, RN, CCDS, was working as an emergency department nurse in Southern California when she discovered her talent for chart reviews. She was asked to enter trauma data for county reporting, and realized how much she enjoyed analyzing the charts and learning the...Read More »
The CDI Journal offers CE credits towards the ACDIS CCDS certification. To obtain your CCDS continuing education credits, you must successfully complete the online continuing education quiz. Please note: The expiration date for this activity is November 1, 2016. You...Read More »
It’s hard not to use some form of cliché to describe the advent of ICD-10-CM/PCS on October 1, 2015. “Implementation is on the horizon.” “It’s time for a wake-up call.” “Alarm bells are ringing.” The images throughout this edition of the Journal mimic many of them. One thing is true, however, it...Read More »
by Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS
Did you know the United States is the last country in the world to adopt ICD-10? Many organizations held off on preparations, waiting in case another delay came. Now, however, the clock continues to tick, louder and louder. Now, the reality of...Read More »
Dual coding. Reformatting queries. Educating physicians. Let’s face it—the to-do list for ICD-10 preparation is pretty long and can be a bit daunting. With only a few short weeks left before the transition, there’s one thing your facility should do: prioritize. We’ve rounded up our CDI and...Read More »
By now, facilities should be way past the basic ICD-10 overview education. Now is the time to reinforce
ICD-10 knowledge through refresher courses and training methods, says Robin Keeney, CCS, CCDS, director of Revenue Cycle Services at VHC, Inc., in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.Read More »
Q: May a physician/provider, who does not attend the patient during an episode of care but does act in an advisory capacity for the CDI and/or coding departments, answer a formal query? Could that documented response be used as a basis for compliant code assignment?Read More »
