ACDIS Guidance

Nearly 60% of patients say that online reviews matter to them when choosing a physician, according to...Read More »

CDI specialists depend on clinical indicators to support queries. Hospitals and physicians need clinical indicators to support the validity of...Read More »

About 41% of CDI programs currently review medical records for quality improvement items, according to an online ACDIS membership poll. Although...Read More »

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS
Bronchopulmonary infections, such as acute bronchitis and pneumonia, represent frequent...Read More »

Q: According to a denial letter, acute metabolic encephalopathy secondary to any disease (which it obviously always is) codes to G94, other...Read More »

With the criteria and definition of sepsis in flux, CDI specialists’ involvement in clarifying matters continues to grow. While the Surviving...Read More »

by Allen Frady, RN, CCDS, CCS

These last several months have seen a dizzying array of changes, controversies, and regulations...Read More »

Nearly 60% of patients say that online reviews matter to them when choosing a physician, according to a study conducted by the Journal of the...Read More »

by Sam Antonios, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) allows CMS to penalize hospitals with...Read More »

by Melissa Varnavas

My husband swears he had SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). It happened on an extended weekend trip to...Read More »