CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 1

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Set a strategic vision for success

January 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

By Melissa Varnavas
Over the past few months, the ACDIS leadership team has been dutifully revising the association’s five-year strategic plan. Strategic planning provides clarity, direction, and focus for any individual, program, or organization. It ties a mission and vision...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 1

News: CDI productivity for new and subsequent reviews remains steady, survey shows

January 3, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

It’s been two years since ACDIS last conducted a CDI productivity survey. Anyone in CDI knows industry trends change rapidly, so ACDIS sought to take the pulse of current CDI productivity...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 1

Advisory Board Insight: CDI nuts and bolts—The record review process

January 1, 2019

The beginning of the year is a time to go back to basics—or even, in some cases, to start over. The last white paper published in 2019 focused on preparing CDI professionals for that exact purpose. Titled “How to conduct a medical record review,” it takes CDI professionals back to the core of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 1

News: HHS issues draft strategy to reduce EHR, technology burdens

January 3, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

The HHS draft strategy to reduce EHR burdens lists several elements related to clinical documentation principally focused on previous recommended changes to E/M...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 1

20/20 hindsight: CDI’s role in retrospective reviews

January 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

According to a recent ACDIS poll, 58% of respondents currently conduct retrospective chart reviews, and another 5% say they have plans to expand into retrospective reviews soon. While some of those 58% review pre-billing and others post-billing, the goal for retrospective reviews remains the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 1

Q&A: Query formatting—clinical indicators first, or after query?

January 3, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Our physician advisors are requesting the question and options be listed before the clinical indicators and treatment in the query. I could not locate any direction regarding this format in the current ACDIS/AHIMA physician query practice...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 1

Ask ACDIS: Questions on ethical coding practices

January 1, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Our coding team has established their own clinical criteria for a specific diagnosis despite what the physician is documenting and the clinical validity of those diagnoses. Could you please advise?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 1

ACDIS update: Volunteer for an ACDIS board or committee and help build the CDI community

January 3, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

ACDIS is built by many hands outside of the full-time administrative team. While in years past, we’ve put out individual calls for our ACDIS boards and committees, this year we’re trying something a little different: We’re calling for...Read More »

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