Q&A: Acute versus chronic PE/DVT

March 7, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 10
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: One of my CDI staff members recently asked me for resources to help...Read More »

Conference conversations: If you’re in a silo, every day feels like scaling Mt. Everest

March 7, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 10
Ask ACDIS, Education

Megan Cortazzo, MD, will present “End the CDI Silo: How Collaborative Programs Improve Revenue, Quality, and Physician Engagement,” on Day 2 of...Read More »

Q&A: ICD-10-CM reporting for demand ischemia

March 6, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 34
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: What is the difference between ICD-10-CM code I24.8 (other forms of acute ischemic heart disease)...Read More »

Conference conversations: How CDI can help improve mortality scores

March 4, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 32
Ask ACDIS, Quality & Regulatory

Mary Beth Bumbarger, RHIA, CHDA, CCS, will present “Mortality Measures Optimization: Getting to Know the Data,” on Day 2 of the ACDIS conference....Read More »

Ask ACDIS: Sepsis sequencing FAQs

March 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’m a bit confused by sepsis sequencing. Should it always be coded as the principal diagnosis, or are there instances where it wouldn’t...Read More »

Meet a Member: After 11 years in pediatric, CDI gave her a new home

March 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2
Ask ACDIS, Education

Lourdes Albino Cacanindin, MD, CCDS, is a CDI specialist at Sutter Health–Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, California, and...Read More »

Q&A: Querying for unspecified diagnoses

February 28, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 9
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: How much does your CDI team focus on unspecified codes if it does not have an...Read More »

Q&A: Reporting BMI in ICD-10-CM for obstetrics patients

February 26, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 29
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: A physician documented that a pregnant patient is obese, and the patient’s chart has a listed BMI...Read More »

Q&A: Navigating the CMS website

February 21, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 8
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’m looking at the HCC information on the CMS website and am having...Read More »

Conference conversations: How to know when your CDI program needs a revamp

February 18, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 24
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management, Education

Robin Jones, RN, BSN, MHA/Ed, CCDS, and Kimberly Higgins, RN, BSN, CCDS, will present “Work in Progress: Revitalizing a CDI Program,” on Day 1 of...Read More »

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