The following is a condensed, step-by-step guide that can be used for hospitalwide ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation, but contains additional details for CDI departments involved with ICD-10 training. It is updated to reflect the new ICD-10 compliance date of October 1, 2014.Read More »
My last blog post focused on physician profiling. Time and time again, I’ve seen that once physicians understand how clinical documentation impacts their pay, profiling, medical/legal risk and severity of illness reporting, they realize it is in...Read More »
ACDIS would like to welcome four new members to the advisory board. These new board members are the first to be elected to the position through the work of a nominating committee and a vote of the ACDIS membership, in a new process begun this year. Thanks to everyone who voted! Please welcome:...Read More »
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from ACDIS’ letter to CMS regarding the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2013, sent on June 11, 2012. ACDIS is pleased to comment on the proposed changes to the Medicare Hospital...Read More »
Many CDI managers use case-mix index (CMI) as the primary metric for determining the success or failure of their program. If the CMI rises in a given month, the CDI staff is doing its job, appropriately querying physicians for the correct principal diagnosis and accompanying complications/...Read More »
ACDIS is planning a special Leadership Council reception at the 2024 ACDIS conference on Wednesday, April 10, after the sessions have ended! If you’re planning to attend the conference, we encourage you to ...Read More »
Mark your calendars: The first ACDIS quarterly conference call of 2012 has been scheduled for Thursday, February 16, from 1-2 p.m. ET. ACDIS members will receive dial-in instructions via e-mail. Note that due to heavy call volume, we recommend that you dial in 10 minutes early.
This multitopic report, produced in partnership with 3M Health Information Systems, shares takeaways from the latter half of the 2022/2023 CDI Leadership Council Mastermind term, including a three-hour in-person meeting at the 2023 CDI Leadership Exchange. These conversations covered physician...Read More »
