Tip: Ensure 'complete' medical record documentation

April 1, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7
Clinical & Coding

by Glen Krauss, RHIA 

A 2007 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that direct communication...Read More »

Tools: Kidney disease query forms

March 18, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 6
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Like many CDI specialists, Janice Davis, RN, clinical documentation analyst at High Point (NC) Regional Health System and her four co-workers...Read More »

Tip: Coding for cancer

February 18, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 4
Clinical & Coding
Within the Alphabetic Index of ICD-9-CM is a Neoplasm table that assists coders in assigning diagnosis codes (Vols. 1-2). The table is...Read More »

Article of the month: Avoid sequencing oversights

February 18, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 4
Clinical & Coding
by Robert S. Gold, MD
 
Every so often, I come across some coding issues that recall other coding issues. I found...Read More »

2010 Quarterly Conference Calls

February 18, 2010
Quarterly Calls
Clinical & Coding

Below are the links to the recordings of all the past 2010 calls, the CEU information for each call, and the links to any ACDIS updates discussed during each call. The most recent call is at the top of the list.

  • Thursday, November 18: This call featured a discussion
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Tip: Encourage uncertainty to help alleviate the pain of symptom DRGs

February 4, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 3
Clinical & Coding
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Avoid Sequencing Oversights for Profit

February 1, 2010
CDI Blog - Volume 3, Issue 3
Clinical & Coding

by Robert Gold, MD

Every so often, I come across some coding issues that recall other coding issues. Selection of the proper...Read More »

Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, fourth quarter 2009 update

January 14, 2010
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 1
Clinical & Coding

The attached is a supplement to the January 2010 issue of CDI Journal. It provides important updates every CDI specialist should know...Read More »

Tip: Maintain sepsis focus under RAC scrutiny

January 7, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 1
Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

Septicemia has been problematic for some time. Coders often misunderstand the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting

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Major complications and comorbidities, A-Z

January 1, 2010
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 1
Clinical & Coding

Many CDI specialists struggle with the complication and comorbitity (CC) and major CC (MCC) lists due to their length, complexity, and specific...Read More »

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