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CDI Strategies offers biweekly news on the latest CDI-related news and regulatory updates, as well as tips for day-to-day program improvement and problem-solving. Sent right to your e-mail inbox, as well as archived online at the association Web site for future topic and keyword searches, this email newsletter will help you stay on top of industry and association news!

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CDI Strategies 2009 Archives
 
November 12, 2009
News: Four states start ZPIC reviews, others begin soon
Strategy: Position your CDI role to meet the evolving world of healthcare reform
News: ICD-9 to ICD-10 code conversion conference call slated for Nov. 19
News: Three local CDI groups set to meet Friday, November 13
Q&A: Queries under RAC scrutiny
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
October 29, 2009
Tip: Take the time to review the H&P and progress notes
News: Simple mistakes cause profound costs
Q&A: Maintaining CDI productivity under the SOI/ROM system
Tip: Take time for a sepsis refresher
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
October 15, 2009
Tip: Pay attention to MACs, not just RACs
Tip: Take 2010 IPPS as temporary initiative to spur CDI initiatives
Survey: Are queries a permanent part of the medical record?
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
October 01, 2009
Tip: Stay up to date with quarterly Coding Clinic releases
News: Healthcare workers still face disruptive behavior
News: Electronic records, query systems on their way
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
September 17, 2009
News: CMS releases IPPS Fact Sheet
News: Medicare's HAC policy may not save much money
Tip: Prepare for new MCCs effective October 1
Tip: Examine emergency documentation to ensure compliant coding for ARF
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
September 03, 2009
News: Trailblazer outlines inpatient vs. observation status documentation pitfalls
TIP: Couch your query when clarifying unstable angina
Clarification: Anemia documentation and coding presents communication hazards
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
August 20, 2009
News: CMS solicits comments on cardiac quality measures
Tip: Track basic data to prove CDI program value
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
August 06, 2009
News: IPPS final rule reverses reimbursement rate cut
Tool: CDI Program Structure benchmarking survey
Tip: Develop a structured audit plan for CDI staff
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
July 23, 2009
News: Hospital Compare releases readmission data for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia
Tip: Know what does, and does not, qualify as critical care
Q&A: Impact of SOI/ROM on DRG assignment
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
July 09, 2009
News: AHIMA CDI Work Group busy researching best practices
Q&A: ACDIS Advisory Board weighs in on physician query form retention
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
June 25, 2009
News: CCDS credential updates
News: AHA expresses IPPS proposed rule concerns
Q&A: How should CDI programs track mortality information?
Tip: Provide clinical updates, resources to physicians as part of your CDI duties
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
June 10, 2009
News: Six cited for inadequate physician documentation
Strategy: Multi-disciplinary documentation helps solve CHF problems
Q&A: Hospital Acquired Conditions and SOI/ROM levels
Did you know: CMS states physician query position in 2001 brief
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
May 28, 2009
Sample query note: How to construct appropriate queries for bowel disease
Tip: Put on your clinical hat first, coding shoes second
Q&A: Querying for type of heart failure
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
May 14, 2009
From the Director's Desk: ACDIS live in Las Vegas
Tip: Perform concurrent review of complication rates
Verbal queries: Let your policies and procedures do the talking
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
April 30, 2009
Tip: Three Rs can improve diagnosis capture, medical necessity documentation
Q & A: When is depression considered as a complication/co-morbidity?
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
April 16, 2009
Tip: Hire staff members based on expertise and professional passion
Q&A: ACDIS Board weighs in on queries to the attending physician
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
April 02, 2009
Tip: Elevate coder's role in concurrent reviews
Use kidney key-words to sooth your documentation troubles
Tip: Consider a dedicated review of death charts
Q&A: Educating physicians on need to document chronic respiratory failure
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
March 19, 2009
CDI Tip: Look for documentation opportunities in DNR patients
Q&A: Tracking physicians' responses to queries
On the ACDIS Web site
On the ACDIS Blog
 
March 05, 2009
Stress synergy and collaboration to make your CDI program work
Use comparative data to justify CDI implementation
Ten reasons for adopting an electronic query process in your CDI program
ACDIS Blog: Keep up-to-date on what's going on in the association
 
February 05, 2009
News: White paper offers tour through AHIMA physician query brief
News: EHR part of economic stimulus package
News: CMS announces full RAC expansion schedule
News: Cigna says E/M documentation vital
Q&A: Improve hospital HealthGrades with CDI
CDI tip: Educating physicians as simple as hitting send
Local chapters: Meeting updates, search for starter members
ACDIS events: Vital networking tools available to CDI professionals
ACDIS Blog: Keep up-to-date on what's going on in the association
 
January 22, 2009
Tip: Involve compliance officers/auditors in CDI program development
Tip: Seeking a physician champion? Advertise the position
Q&A: Tools to measure MCC/CC capture rate
News: ICD-10 Final Rule pushes implementation to 2013
 
January 08, 2009
Q&A: Querying for CHF using prior documentation
Strategy: Try these tips to engage physicians in your CDI program
Q&A: How to find the right physician champion
Reminder: Dedicated member relations specialist added to ACDIS
 
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