Helpful Resources:

The following collection of links and documents are free and open to any CDI specialist to use. You do not need to be an ACDIS member to access these documents. We hope that you find them valuable when researching documentation, coding, and Medicare questions.

ACDIS-AHIMA Physician Query Practice Brief

Note: The attached document "Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice" represents the combined work of ACDIS and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). It augments and where applicable supersedes prior AHIMA guidance on physician queries.

See additional query examples in Appendix A of this brief.

ACDIS Speakers Bureau

Note: The attached document identifies individuals have offered to serve as voluntary members of the ACDIS Speaker Bureau. They are willing to donate their time and energy to provide useful information on a variety of topics free of charge to ACDIS Local Chapters and other associations related to clinical documentation improvement.

ACDIS asks that those seeking the assistance of individuals listed here keep in mind the travel and other expenses which may be incurred by the volunteer. Please work with the volunteer in question to resolve any concerns prior to making final arrangements.

Vendor Propsectus and Application for the 2014 Las Vegas Conference

Download the Vendor Prospectus and Vendor Application to participate in the 7th Annual ACDIS Conference in Las Vegas in May 2014. For more sponsorship vendor information contact Mike Arnold at 781/639-5531 or e-mail Mike at marnold@hcpro.com.

ACDIS 2012 Media Kit

Note: ACDIS offers unmatched integrated access to professionals in the CDI arena. Its unique set of industry expertise, benchmarking analysis, publications, and quality tools are trusted resources for its more than 3,400 members and 18,000 e-newsletter subscribers. Download the attached document to learn more about opportunities related to ACDIS partnerships.

2013 ACDIS Membership Brochure PDF

2013 Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) Brochure PDF

CMS Related Sites

• Contact Information for CMS
• Coverage Center
• Hospital-Acquired Conditions (Present on Admission Indicator)
• Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System-Home Page
• Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System-Regulations and Notices
• Hospital Quality Initiatives
• Medicare Learning Network Catalog of Products
• Open Door Forums
• PEPPER Resources
• Quality Data Reporting Site
• Quality Initiatives
• Recovery Audit Contractor Program
• Transmittals

Clinical Resources

• Acute lung injury/ARDS
• Bacterial pneumonia, tuberculosis, COPD
• Chest pain etiology--AHRQ
• Chronic kidney disease--AHRQ
• Community-acquired pneumonia--diagnosis and treatment
• Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT)--Medscape
• Diabetes Mellitus--clinical practice guidelines from AHRQ
• Fever and infection in older adults--AHRQ
• Gram negative bacterial pneumonia
• Heart failure pathophysiology--Cleveland Clinic
• Malnutrition
• MDCalc, The Clinical Calculator
• Merck Manual Online
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
• Pneumonia--clinical syndromes
• Pneumonia--severity assessment tool
• Pneumonia--severity index
• Pharmacology Math
• Respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation--pathophysiology reference
• Stroke and encephalopathy after cardiac surgery
• Unstable angina/NSTEMI

Coding Resources

• American Hospital Association Central Office
• ICD-9-CM CMS Home Page
• ICD-9-CM Code Set Data Files
• ICD-9-CM code lookup tool
• ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines
• ICD-10-CM CDC home page
• ICD-10-CM CMS Home Page
• FY 2013 CC List
• FY 2013 MCC List
• ICD-10 MCC List
• ICD-10 CC List

Health Law Resources

• Medicare Fraud & Abuse Resource Reference

HIPAA Transaction and Code Set Standards

• National Uniform Billing Committee

Office of Inspector General

• OIG Home Page

Regulations and Statutes

• GPO Access Home Page
• Code of Federal Regulations
• CFR Title 42 - Electronic Version
• CFR Title 42 - Official Version
• Federal Register

Do you know about a link we should add? Please e-mail ACDIS director Brian Murphy at bmurphy@cdiassociation.com, or ACDIS assistant director Melissa Varnavas at mvarnavas@cdiassociation.com.