Q&A: Query alerts and fatigue

June 16, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 24
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: We have a process on the inpatient side of our CDI program to only place three queries on a chart to avoid query fatigue. How do you manage the...Read More »

Q&A: Querying for and sequencing anemia

June 9, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I recently reviewed a chart where the patient received packed red blood cells (PRBC), the hemoglobin and hematocrit were 6 and...Read More »

Q&A: Sequencing sepsis due to infected arteriovenous graft, central venous catheter

June 2, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: What is the coding sequence for sepsis due to infected arteriovenous (AV) graft or central venous catheter?Read More »

Q&A: Determining systolic versus diastolic heart failure

May 26, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 21
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​Q: Is there a cut off for EF to determine if it is truly a systolic HF or diastolic HF?Read More »

Q&A: “With” as a linking term

May 19, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 20
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: A question came up with our staff regarding if we should be querying for linking terms using the term “with” such as “Foley...Read More »

Q&A: Reporting malnutrition based on dietitian documentation

May 12, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 19
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Q: I’ve heard that the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) criteria cannot be applied to diagnose...Read More »

Council member Q&A: Retrospective queries

May 9, 2022
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 4, Issue 5
Leadership Council, Ask ACDIS

Starting in January 2022, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald began sending out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council...Read More »

Q&A: Capturing BMI as a CC

May 5, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 18
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Q: I know that CMS doesn’t classify morbid obesity as a comorbid complicating condition (CC) as a secondary diagnosis. Can you...Read More »

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May 4, 2022
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In a recent survey by ACDIS, 186 respondents—including CDI managers, directors, supervisors, and leads, most of whom report to finance, HIM/coding, and quality—open the door to these trends with a closer look at strategic partnerships, AI investments, top priorities, and staffing level impacts...

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Q&A: AMI and circulatory principal diagnoses

April 28, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

​Q: I recently heard an example where a patient with a principal diagnosis of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and...Read More »

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