By Tracy Boldt, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, and Ellen Jantzer, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
The hierarchical condition categories (HCC) are diagnosis code based on ICD-10 codes and include approximately 70 distinct disease groups derived from approximately 3,600 diagnosis codes that are...Read More »
Those attending this year’s ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient in November will receive an email with online login information for materials and download instructions for this year’s Symposium smartphone app. The email will be sent approximately one week before the event. Check your spam filters and...Read More »
Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CMS, and Melissa Maguire, BSN, RN-BC present “How CDI and Coding Can Travel Together in the Outpatient Realm: Goals and Initiatives,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI. This year’s Symposium takes...Read More »
This free infographic breaks down the relevant findings from the 2018 Industry Survey regarding outpatient CDI to help you in your outpatient efforts. When you download it, you’ll have access to a $...Read More »
Rebecca Robbins Willcutt, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, and Mary M. Rogers, CRC, CPC, COC, CCS present “Is Your Outpatient Query Process Compliant? Thinking Outside the Box: Building an Effective and Sustainable Ambulatory CDI Program,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI....Read More »
“When we look back even five to 10 years ago, CDI tools were really just seen as an extension of whatever coding was using or maybe just spreadsheets,” said Aaron Brauser, vice president of CDI solutions at M*Modal the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, on...Read More »
Rita Fields, BSN, RN, CCDS, recently retired from her role as regional CDI manager at Baptist Health in Louisville, Kentucky, and was named CDI Professional of the Year in 2017. Susanne Warford, MBA-HCM, RN, CCDS, is the system CDI analyst and appeals nurse for Baptist Health in Louisville,...Read More »
