Judy Cassetty, BSN, RN, CCDS, will present “Speak Up! Effective Communication with Your Providers,” on Day 3 of the ACDIS conference with Brian Cui, RHIA, CDIP. Cassetty is the clinical documentation and quality improvement manager/educator for CDI at Providence St. Joseph Health in Irvine,...Read More »
While I’m tempted to start with a joke about encephalopathy being confusing, it turns out the ACDIS website has a number of helpful resources to provide some clarity and ease some of the uncertainty surrounding the diagnosis.
While the CDI Week Committee and ACDIS administration work hard to develop activity suggestions and materials to help you celebrate, we also want to hear what you’re planning at your organization.Read More »
There are few things more frustrating than the “organ system” approach to medical record documentation. Unfortunately, coders cannot code “acute respiratory failure” if all the physician writes is “respiratory system, continue on...Read More »
I’ve never met an experienced coder who wasn’t told at one point or another that they “coded a record wrong.” Usually, by someone with no coding education or experience, typically because he/she doesn’t like the outcome(s) of the...Read More »
