ACDIS Guidance

Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS

Got denials? This session will address the increasing volume of DRG-validation denials many facilities are currently experiencing. It will systematically review the known strategies utilized by Recovery Auditors to issue denials against your...

Sheila M. Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN; Patricia Ann Fountain, BS, RN, MBA, CCDS

This session describes how to translate CDI skills and clinical expertise to the process of physician query. It includes best practices for writing queries using the “four legged stool” approach and...

Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS; Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

Presenters lead their “families” in a lighthearted review of coding guidelines related to sequencing, principal diagnosis selection, and clinical indicators related to...

Nicole F. Draper, RN, BN, MHA, DH-C

Attendees will be inspired to develop or adopt the validated and reliable survey instrument showcased during this presentation to assess clinician engagement in their CDI program. Data and results will be shared. This instrument is in...

Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP; Wayne Little, CPA; Michelle M. Wieczorek, RN, RHIT, CPHQ

This session will provide an overview of “bundled payments,” i.e., episode payment models, and incorporate strategies for CDI efforts for those organizations seeking to minimize the...

Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS

When the attending physician orders an inpatient admission and the stay does not meet Medicare’s requirements for Part A payment, a hospital may have the option to bill for its services under Part B. Timing is everything when it comes to the...

Lynn C. Ashton, MS, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, CPMA, CRC; Adriane Martin, DO, CCDS

This session will cover common surgical procedures including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, low anterior resection, Hartman’s procedure, lymph node dissection, skin grafts/advancement flaps, and tunneled...

Amy Czahor, RHIT, CDIP, CCS; Angela Franceschi, RN, BA/BS

Today’s CDI directors must be able to immediately identify the root cause of CDI program disparities and query rate fluctuations. Data is the answer. Join this session to explore how one large, multi-hospital health system...

Joseph A. Cristiano, MD; Tamara A. Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM-

This session informs CDI and leadership on differences in clinical medicine in the academic environment and how to stimulate collaboration, efficiency, and educational partnership in this setting. The session...

Cheryll A. Rogers, RHIA, CDIP, CCDS, CCS, CTR

This session will include an overview of neonatal clinical concepts and coding guidelines, with case example discussion and compliant query formulation. This session will additionally include details on disease process and code...