CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

Note from the Instructor: Applauding early CCDS-O examinees

August 29, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, News

By Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

I am terrible at multiple-choice standardized tests. People laugh when I tell them the hardest test I ever took was the CPR exam—yes, that CPR test. It is not that I lack competence in CPR (although it has been a few years...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

News: CMS to overhaul quality star ratings

August 29, 2019
Quality & Regulatory

Come 2021, hospitals could receive new star ratings from CMS, according to a recent press release. The Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings which appear on the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

News: CMS could use extrapolation to determine MA paybacks

August 29, 2019
Denials & Appeals, News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS proposes to extrapolate results from Medicare Advantage (MA) audits and apply an overall error rate for all plans, according to an article in FierceHealthcare...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

News: BMJ study latest to claim readmission reductions may be misleading

August 29, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

Hospitals may be trying to avoid readmitting patients in order to sidestep CMS penalties under Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), according to a new study published in The BMJ.

HRRP began under hospital value-...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

Q&A: Choosing a principal diagnosis

August 29, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: When a patient comes in with two diagnoses and the documentation reflects that either could be the principal diagnosis, do we choose the principal as the diagnosis that is being treated more intensely, or do we choose the higher paying DRG? Is it true that when a patient comes in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

ACDIS update: New sample queries, appeal letters added to Resource Library

August 29, 2019
Physician Queries, Policies & Procedures

The ACDIS Forms & Tools Library Committee recently approved four new samples for publication in the ACDIS Resource Library. Additionally, the committee has included suggestions with...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

ACDIS update: Get your CDI superhero suit back from the cleaners

August 29, 2019
ACDIS Guidance

CDI Week is only a fortnight away and CDI professionals everywhere are busy preparing for the event which takes place Sept. 16-21. This year’s theme is “CDI Superheroes: The Heroes Hospitals Deserve.”

You can get your superhero suit all spiffed up ahead of the celebrations by sharing your...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

Symposium Spotlight: Last chance for sneak peek at 2019 sessions

August 29, 2019
Outpatient CDI

On September 11, ACDIS Director Brian Murphy welcomes Deanne Wilk from Penn State Health to the ACDIS Podcast: Talking CDI where she'll highlight valuable information from her ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI session on “Tackling the problem list.”

The ACDIS Symposium takes place November...Read More »

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