Since you need 30 continuing education credits (CEUs) every two years to maintain your CCDS certification, you may find yourself scrambling for opportunities. In actuality, it’s fairly straightforward to receive CEUs, but you need to know where to get them first.Read More »
The Chapter Advisory Board would like to remind members of local chapters and networking groups to join the telephone conference networking call today, Thursday, June 29, at noon, eastern.Read More »
Though many coders and auditors say so, there is no official direction that states diagnoses can only be reported if they’re included in the discharge summary. We teach in our CDI Boot Camps that, although it’s desirable if the...Read More »
By Rebecca Hendren
Outpatient CDI is a fast-growing area of focus for those working in the field. In a recent member poll, 33% of our audience reported that they either have an outpatient CDI program or they are planning to launch one within the next 12 months.Read More »
Take a close look at the documentation guidelines that CMS suggests for the practice improvement portion of the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) and you may ward off future audits and avoid forfeiting revenue, according to the...Read More »
Those who’ve been in CDI long enough remember the days of colored paper queries slipped into charts. Often, those queries would get lost in the literal shuffle, or simply go unanswered and ignored with no concrete way of tracking the query. Then, electronic health records (EHR) came on the scene...Read More »
This past month was a busy one on the ACDIS Forum. From outpatient CDI, to clinical and coding, to pediatrics, the Forum had a conversation for everyone in every type of CDI program.Read More »
