These sample queries were donated by Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CDI Education Director for HCPro in Danvers, Mass., and ACDIS Advisory Board member Mark LeBlanc, RN, MBA, CCDS, Clinical Documentation Manager, at Hennepin (Mo.) County Medical Center, who spoke during the June 10 webinar...
Now that ICD-10 has been delayed, its a great time to go back and perfect the basics. The Tuesday, June 10th webcast, at 1 p.m., EST, reviews more...Read More »
Natalie Sartori, MEd, RHIA, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, and Rebecca A. “Ali” Williams, RN, MSN, CCDS, present ways to expand CDI efforts to include the specific documentation needed for ICD-10-PCS code assignment. This presentation helps CDI professionals recognize additional ...
Fran Jurcak, RN, MSN, CCDS, tests typical conceptions about the query process and appropriateness of
queries through discussion of the difficulty in writing compliant and accurate queries. Her presetnation includes an overview of the 2013 AHIMA/ACDIS Query Brief and its practical...
Mark N. Dominesey, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CDIP, CHITS-CP, MCP, explains how to create and use a directed step query in order to increase physician participation in the query process and to maximize specificity as demanded by ICD-10.
Coders and clinicians seem to speak different languages. CDI specialists often serve as the translators between clinicians and coders, so it's...Read More »
Use this query when the physician admits a patient with a history of alcoholism but provides no diagnosis. Provided by Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP,...
The results of a December ACDIS survey show the CDI profession toddling toward the ICD-10-CM/PCS transition, says founding ACDIS advisory board...Read More »
