A few post-call thoughts regarding post-operative pulmonary insufficiency and...
Editor’s Note: During last Thursday’s ACDIS Membership Quarterly Conference Call the Advisory Board discussed documentation requirements for post-operative respiratory failure and post-op pulmonary...
View ArticleThink beyond inpatients when conducting medical record reviews
Consider new Noridian observation vs. inpatient flowchart CDI specialists should review the overall quality of medical record documentation from the day a patient comes into the ER—regardless of...
View ArticleReminder: Quarterly Conference Call tomorrow
The next ACDIS Quarterly Conference Call is scheduled for Thursday, November 15, from 1-2 p.m., ET. ACDIS members have received e-mail regarding how to access the call. If you have not received...
View ArticleACDIS membership quarterly conference call Thursday, February 14
Our next quarterly conference call is scheduled for Thursday, February 14, from 1-2 p.m. ET. To access the call, ACDIS members have been provided a toll-free number via email. If you have not received...
View ArticleQ&A: Coding ‘hepatic encephalopathy’ as a secondary condition
Q: What are the pros/cons of coding ‘hepatic encephalopathy’ as a secondary condition? For example, here is a clinical scenario that happened at our facility: A patient is admitted for pneumonia and...
View ArticleQuarterly membership call slated for May 9
Dear ACDIS Member, Our next quarterly conference call is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, from 1-2 p.m. ET. To access the call, dial the toll-free number that was emailed to you. It will also prompt you...
View ArticleQuarterly Conference Call for members May 9
ACDIS members are invited to participate in a Quarterly Conference Call taking place today, Thursday, May 9, from 1-2 p.m. (EST). Dial-in instructions were sent via email to ACDIS members. If you did...
View ArticleQ&A: How to determine an appropriate physician query response rate
Q: I enjoyed listening to the ACDIS quarterly conference call in May. Someone on the call stated they have a physician response rate of 95%. That caused me to wonder what the typical time frame for...
View ArticleReminder: Quarterly membership call Thursday
ACDIS members are invited to participate in a Quarterly Conference Call taking place, Thursday, Aug. 22, 1-2 p.m. (EST). Dial-in instructions were sent via email to ACDIS members. If you are an ACDIS...
View ArticleQuarterly Conference Call for ACDIS members scheduled
Our next quarterly conference call is scheduled for Thursday, November 21, from 1-2 p.m. ET. To access the call, please dial the toll-free number that was emailed to you. If you did not receive the...
View ArticleMembership Quarterly Conference Call Thursday
The ACDIS Quarterly Membership Conference Call is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20, from 1-2 p.m. ET. Dial-in instructions for ACDIS members were sent out this week. The call features special guest...
View ArticleNext ACDIS quarterly conference call on Thursday, May 29
The next ACDIS quarterly conference call will be held on Thursday, May 29, 1-2 p.m. ET. Please note that due to heavy call volume, we recommend that you dial in 10 minutes early. Among other subjects,...
View ArticleACDIS Membership Quarterly Conference Call scheduled
The next ACDIS Quarterly Membership Conference Call is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27 (note: not typical Thursday), from 1 to2 p.m. Eastern. Dial-in instructions will be sent to ACDIS members this...
View ArticleACDIS Updates: CCDS webinar tomorrow, membership Quarterly Call Thursday
CCDS Webinar Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, from 1-2 p.m., ET, our own CCDS Coordinator Penny Richards, CPC-A, joins Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer and Fran...
View ArticleA Note from the Associate Director: Quarterly Conference Call highlights new...
By: Melissa Varnavas More than 700 ACDIS members registered to participate in last week’s ACDIS Quarterly Conference Call. The calls, part of ACDIS membership benefits, features members of the...
View ArticleQ&A: Be wary of over reliance on nurse practitioners for documentation
Q: We are getting pressure from our othopods to send all queries to their nurse practitioner (NP). Our facility bylaws allow NPs to function independently and they are allowed to answer queries without...
View ArticleNote from ACDIS Director: Your CDI civic duty—vote in the advisory board...
If you’ve ever read one of our Position Papers, White Papers, a Note from the Board in our bi-monthly CDI Journal, or listened to an ACDIS Quarterly Conference call, then you know what a crucial role...
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