Did you know there’s another ACDIS committee besides the ACDIS Advisory Board working on writing new white papers and guidance for the association?Read More »
Your organization may have policies dictating the frequency of record review and re-review, such as conducting initial reviews within 24 hours of patient’s admission and re-reviews every 24 hours after that. The program should have...Read More »
Q:Would there be any legal or ethical issue if a CDI nurse did the discharge summery for a group of physicians and then they agree and sign off on them?Read More »
Q: I’ve heard that an increase in the volume of surgical cases can increase a facility’s overall CMI and that when the volume of surgical cases is flat, movement in the CMI represents increasing complexity of patients cared for in that facility...Read More »
What happens when your CDI program is struggling and can’t seem to right itself? Rather than succumbing to the trials and disbanding the department entirely, many CDI programs hit the restart button to remake their program better than when it started. In fact, 26% of respondents to...Read More »
Q:We’ve encountered audit takebacks and denials from a certain payer who removed codes and procedures that result in lower DRGs. Do you have any advice for fighting or preventing these types of denials?Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
Do you want to see a doctor explode? Just ask about the facility’s electronic health record (EHR) system. I have never heard a practicing clinician say, “I love the EHR.” Most clinicians see the EHR as a bureaucrat-imposed quagmire...Read More »
