CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 22

Day 2 general session recap: OIG discusses Work Plan, emphasizes documentation requirements

May 22, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

This morning, two OIG representatives, Truman Mayfield, CPA, CPE, and Scott Perry, CPA, took the stage to discuss the OIG’s Work Plan, audit activities, and offer some words of wisdom (and perhaps consolation) to those under OIG scrutiny. To kick off the session, Mayfield discussed the ins and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 22

News: Hicks, Evans, Strelow, Gill, and Comiskey win 2019 ACDIS Achievement Awards

May 22, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

Every year, ACDIS celebrates exceptional CDI professionals through the ACDIS Achievement Awards. Nominations come from peers in the industry. The ACDIS Conference Committee then reviews applications and chooses the final winners. This process takes hours of work and dedication to complete....Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 21

Guest post: COVID-19 primer for CDI

March 27, 2020
Clinical & Coding

by Alba Kuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, CSCM

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-Cove)....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 21

Note from the speakers: Advice for CDI professionals at the conference and at home

May 21, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Leading up to the 2019 ACDIS conference, the ACDIS editorial team caught up with many of the speakers...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 21

Day 1 keynote recap: Natalie Stavas encourages attendees to change mindsets, run toward chaos

May 21, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

This morning, Natalie Stavas, MD, took the stage to kick off the 12th annual ACDIS conference in Kissimmee, Florida, by sharing her story of running toward chaos. On April 15, 2013, Stavas was running the Boston Marathon when two bombs detonated at the finish line. With only a moment’...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 20

Meet a Member: She agreed to a 90-day trial CDI position and the rest is history!

March 25, 2020

Ann Schwab, RHIT, CCDS, is the CDI team lead at A&R Contracting, Inc. in Mount Vernon, Washington. Prior to becoming a CDI professional six years ago, Schwab was an inpatient coder.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Setting sail for the ACDIS 2019 conference

May 16, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Melissa Varnavas

The temperature here, just north of Boston, is hovering around 40 degrees. There was talk of possible snow flurries this week. Right now, it’s gray, misting. The wind is blowing.

At the ACDIS main office more than a dozen staff gathered around the table...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 20

News: CMS clarifies E/M documentation, billing requirements for teaching physicians

May 16, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

On May 3, CMS released MLN Matters MM11171, which clarifies language in the Medicare Claims...Read More »

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