News: ACO care management, coordination services not associated with better outcomes for complex patients, study finds

July 25, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 31
News, Quality & Regulatory, Outpatient CDI

A recent study published in the JAMA from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice found that accountable care...Read More »

Symposium spotlight: Take the HCC plunge with Pinson

July 22, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 101
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI

Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, will present “A Deep Dive into HCCs” on Day 1 of the...Read More »

Symposium spotlight: Get a symposium sneak peek by viewing the full agenda today

July 11, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 29
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

The full agenda for...Read More »

Q&A: Congenital conditions and outpatient billing

July 9, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 98
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

Q: I’m doing a pilot program related to missed query opportunities in ED cases and I have a question about...Read More »

Summer reading: Why is outpatient CDI necessary?

July 5, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 96
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

By Anny Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, and Page Knauss, BSN, RN, LNC, ACM, CPC, CDEO

Advancements in medicine and technology shifted...Read More »

Note from the ACDIS Director: Why you should take ACDIS’ new CCDS-O certification exam

June 20, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 27
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

By Brian Murphy

We here at ACDIS have (affectionately) taken to calling outpatient CDI the “wild west.” The idea took root during...Read More »

Symposium spotlight: Poster, lightning round presenters wanted

June 20, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 27
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

The ACDIS team is busy planning the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which...Read More »

2019 Conference, Day 2, Track 6: HCC Outpatient Documentation: Strategies for Getting to 95%+ Accuracy in Supporting Documentation

May 29, 2019
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI, Education

James M. Taylor, MD, FAAFP, CRC

Attendees learned strategies for physician buy-in, embedding CDI into the physician culture, and experiences of working CDI into both a large (1,000 physician) group as well as a small (50 physician) group practice.

2019 Conference, Day 2, Track 6: Implementing Outpatient CDI Across the Enterprise

May 29, 2019
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI, Education

Judy Moreau, MBA, RN, & Andrea J. McLeod, RHIA

Attendees walked away with examples from the Trinity Health CDI strategy and playbook as well as gained an understanding of how to use tools and technology to support outpatient CDI. Attendees saw how Trinity is measuring...

Guest column: Steps for successful ambulatory CDI implementation

May 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3
CDI Management, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

By Ellen Jantzer, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
CDI specialists who have been around for a while might recall how in 2007 CMS implemented...Read More »

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