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Attached is the powerpoint presentation "The Kidney Disease Acronym Spectrum: ARI, CKD, AKI, ARF, and ESRD," by Trey La Charité, MD, Physician Advisor, Clinical Documentation Integrity Project and Coding University Health Systems in Knoxville, TN.
Attached is the powerpoint presentation "Focusing CDI for Success With ICD-10," by Mary H. Stanfill, MBI, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA, Vice President of HIM Consulting Services with United Audit Systems, Inc. in Cincinnati.
Attached is the powerpoint presentation "Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM Updates for CDI," by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, Managing Director, FTI Healthcare in Atlanta and Nashville.
Attached is the powerpoint presentation "ICD-10 … The Journey Continues," by Adelaide M. La Rosa, RN, BSN, CCDS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer/Ambassador Director, Clinical Documentation Improvement Program at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NY.
Attached is the powerpoint presentation "Capturing Shock in the ICU Setting," by Cindy Pritchett, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDI Specialist at Medical City Dallas Hospital – HCA.
