The ACDIS Podcast

With co-host Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CCM, CDIP, director of education for MedPartners, and member of the ACDIS advisory board and the ACDIS advisory board liaison to ACDIS’ new CDI Practice Guidelines Committee, and special guest Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, manager of clinical documentation services with DHG Healthcare and chair of the ACDIS CDI Practice Guidelines Committee.

To read "Clinical Validation and the Role of the CDI Professional," please click here.

To read "Shrinkage of Mandatory Bundle Program a Blow to Value" as referenced on In the News, please click here.

Join us for a sneak preview of CDI Week 2017! With guests Melissa Varnavas, Associate Editor Director, ACDIS, and Linnea Achibald, CDI Editor, ACDIS.

With co-host Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CDI Education Specialist for ACDIS, and special guests and CDI Pocket Guide co-authors Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS.

To view the blog post UnitedHealth Group, Inc. vs. the United States of America: The case for CDI please click here.

For more information on the 2018 Outpatient CDI Pocket Guide, please click here.

ACDIS Director Brian Murphy offers tips and suggestions for submitting a thorough and focused conference speaking application. With special guests Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS, regulatory specialist with HCPro, and Andrea Kraynak, CPC, director of NAHRI.

To view the list of tracks and suggested sessions for the 2018 ACDIS annual conference (note: original ideas also welcomed!), please click here.

With special guest Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS, the adult physician advisor for CDI at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida. 

To view the article "CMS seeks feedback on changing E/M billing guidelines" as referenced on today's show, please click here.

To view the "Documentation Training for Hospital Residents" webinar, please click here.

Melissa Varnavas, Associate Editorial Director, and CCDS Coordinator Penny Richards take over the ACDIS Radio studios while ACDIS Director Brian Murphy is away and have a lively conversation with Massachusetts ACDIS Chapter co-leader Aimee Van Balen who also serves on the ACDIS Chapter Advisory Board helping local chapter leaders across the country provide education and networking opportunities to their local communities.

With special guests Martin Conroy, RHIA, director of CDI for Temple University Health System (TUHS) in Philadelphia, PA, and Deborah Dallen, BSN, RN, CCDS, Clinical Documentation Manager for the Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia/Montgomery County. Co-hosted by Laurie Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, CDI Education Director for ACDIS.

To view "The Renal Treatment: Getting Ahead of Kidney Disease" as featured on In the News, please click here.

To take the 2017 CDI Week Industry Overview Survey, please click here.

With co-host Paul Evans, RHIA, CCDS, CCS, CCS-P, manager of a regional CDI program located on the West Coast and a member of the ACDIS advisory board, and guest Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CDI Education Specialist at HCPro and ACDIS where he teaches clinical documentation improvement boot camps and serves as a subject matter expert for ACDIS. 

To view "CMS releases 2018 ICD-10-CM codes for October 1, 2018 implementation" as featured on In the News, please click here.

To learn more about the Mastering Clinical Concepts in CDI boot camp, please click here.

To view the third universal definition of myocardial infarction as referenced by Allen Frady, please click here.

With special guest Sandra Routhier, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, VP of Revenue Integrity for CloudMed Solutions, and co-host Laurie Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, CDI Education Director for ACDIS and BLR Healthcare in Middleton. 

To view the article "For First Time, Under Half of Physicians Own Their Practices" as covered on In the News, please click here.

Following are some recommended resources for further education and study, as recommended by Routhier:

CMS DRG Definitions Manual (Version 34): https://www.cms.gov/ICD10Manual/version34-fullcode-cms/fullcode_cms/P0001.html

CMS ICD-10: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/index.html  

ICD-10 Coordination & Maintenance Committee: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/meetings.html and https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd9cm_maintenance.htm

With special guest Glenn Krauss, RHIA, BBA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, CCDS, C-CDI, PCS, FCS, C-CDAM, Senior Consultant with Federal Advisory Partners in Washington, D.C., and co-host Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, CDI education specialist with ACDIS and full-time instructor for the CDI Boot Camps. 

To view "Writing an Effective Daily Progress Note," please click here. 

To view "Documentation Guidelines for Medicare Services," please click here.

To view "Senate committee advances bill that expands telehealth access for chronically ill Medicare patients" as featured on In the News, please click here.