Clinical & Coding

Debra Conrad filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District against Heartland Regional Medical Center, also known as Mosaic...Read More »

By Cesar M. Limjoco, MD
Many CDI and coding professionals continue to be confused about the proper selection of principal diagnosis...Read More »

Q: I have a number of questions related to strokes, but essentially, can you describe the...Read More »

For many surgeons, “surgical precision” doesn’t just describe their specificity and prowess in the operating room; it often describes their...Read More »

By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
I know everyone is very excited that the newest AHA Coding Clinic, second quarter 2018, is out...Read More »

Surgical patients who received nutritional intervention during their hospital stay saw their 30-day readmission rate cut nearly in half, falling...Read More »

While ACDIS as an association holds the belief that CDI professionals come from a variety of backgrounds, each bringing unique skills and...Read More »

ICD-11 reflects critical advances in science and medicine and is the first code set revision to be well integrated with EHRs and information...Read More »

By Linnea Archibald

It’s a hot topic in the CDI world: who’s qualified to be a CDI professional? ACDIS as an organization...Read More »

By Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS

As I sat down to summarize the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2019 ICD-10-CM...Read More »