CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Guest column: How to survive travel consulting

March 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Angela Maxfield, RN, CCDS
Long flights, layovers and connections, lost luggage, ride-sharing, hotels, unfamiliar beds, time zones, and climate changes. The phone calls, video chats, and call-you-when-I-gettheres if you’re juggling family life and work life. All can be...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 2

Journal excerpt: Unspecified pneumonia validation

January 10, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP

Let’s take a moment to talk about unspecified pneumonia validation. In certain circumstances a pneumonia can be validated even in the absence of a chest x-ray revealing an acute pulmonary infiltrate, for example, it may be absent on admission in...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Measuring success: DIY outpatient tracking tools

March 1, 2019
CDI Management, Policies & Procedures, Outpatient CDI

Many outpatient CDI professionals stepped into their roles blind—not knowing where to begin or how to tell if they were successful. However, as programs mature, they need to be able to track their progress for a number of reasons, including focusing physician education and justifying continued...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 2

ACDIS update: New tools added to the ACDIS Resource Library

January 10, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The ACDIS Forms & Tools Library Committee wrapped up 2018 strong by reviewing and approving several new submissions for publication in the ACDIS Resource Library, are now available to ACDIS...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Guest column: Technology for a hybrid remote CDI network

March 1, 2019
CDI Management, Policies & Procedures

By T. Nichole “Niki” Baca BS, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Sydni Johnson RN, BSN
In grade school, your teacher probably asked you to draw pictures of what life in 2020—or some other futuristic-sounding date—would look like. In response, you or your classmates drew things like flying cars,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 2

Local chapter update: Please complete your 2019 chapter leadership agreement form

January 10, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Every year the Chapter Advisory Board reviews the local chapter agreement form to ensure compliance with best practices and update the document with benefits for leadership and local chapter members. While there were only minor changes to this year, local chapter leaders must review, sign, and...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Ask ACDIS: Sepsis sequencing FAQs

March 1, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’m a bit confused by sepsis sequencing. Should it always be coded as the principal diagnosis, or are there instances where it wouldn’t be principal?

A: If sepsis is present on admission (POA), sepsis (the systemic illness) is coded first, followed by...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2

Clinically speaking: Tight margins in trans aortic valve replacement

March 1, 2019
Clinical & Coding

By Stephen Houlahan, RN, MSN, MBA, CCDS
The future of aortic valve replacement (AVR) is here, and it is called trans AVR (TAVR). Also known as trans-aortic valve implantation (TAVI), TAVR has been commercially available in Europe since 2007 and in the United States since 2011. It...Read More »

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