The necessity for submitting a query to the provider for the specificity of heart failure seems to remain one of the leading reasons to query year after year, despite the efforts of CDI specialists to provide robust education around...Read More »
While the ACDIS offices are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday until Monday, November 26, the ACDIS team wanted to spread some holiday cheer with some “helpful” Thanksgiving coding tips.Read More »
It’s often a challenge for CDI specialists to obtain precise documentation of anemia in the medical record. A hospitalist once asked me why I sent him a query for anemia because since he would treat it the same way no matter what, he...Read More »
You’ve certainly heard the phrase, “timing is everything.” Turns out that like most age-old aphorisms, this one’s mostly true, whether you’re talking about relationships or hand grenades.
Like all reporting structures, CMS updates its HCC list each year. Recently, version 23 was released, and it contains some notable additions that CDI professionals—whether inpatient or outpatient—must be aware of.Read More »
