Q&A: Should COPD or pneumonia be sequenced as the principal diagnosis?

February 22, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 8
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: If a patient is admitted with both pneumonia and COPD, does pneumonia need...Read More »

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February 21, 2018
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Q&A: Determining whether identifying a causative organism adds a CC/MCC

February 13, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 32
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’ve heard some conflicting advice regarding code group B95-B97, bacterial...Read More »

ACDIS update: What sepsis criteria are you using?

February 8, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 6
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Denials & Appeals

Whether it be changing definitions (hello, sepsis-3...Read More »

Tip: Using ED documentation that’s absent from the discharge summary

February 7, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 28
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

Though many coders and auditors say so, there is no official direction that states...Read More »

Q&A: Documenting intoxication with a blood alcohol level

February 1, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 5
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: If the patient comes in with a high blood alcohol level and the provider...Read More »

Book Excerpt: The ins and outs of pediatric congenital cardiac conditions

January 29, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 21
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

CDI specialists working in the adult population are likely familiar with the pathophysiology of several common cardiac conditions and their...Read More »

Q&A: Understanding SOI and ROM in the APR-DRG system

January 25, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 4
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I need some help understanding severity of illness (SOI) and risk of mortality (ROM) as it’s my first encounter with APR-DRG factors...Read More »

Note from the Instructor: Diabetes documentation, a CDI quick tip

January 19, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 15
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC           

In following ACDIS’ blogs and discussion strings, you can easily count which...Read More »

Q&A: Malnutrition query troubles

January 18, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 14
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: Lately, we have been receiving responses of “did not assess or treat” or “this is a chronic...Read More »

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