With special guest Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, the president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. in Beachwood, Ohio. Today’s show is co-hosted by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, a CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is the 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide (https://bit.ly/2SfbVeO).

The 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide is your essential CDI resource. It includes updates to clinical diagnostic standards, the Official Coding Guidelines, ICD-10-CM codes, CMS-HCCs and CDI critical thinking tips! The 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide is co-written by ACDIS’ CDI Education Director Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, CCDS-O, and a practicing physician steeped in the latest physician documentation terminology, James Manz, MD, CCDS-O.

Be sure to include the #1 CDI resource in your library today!

As a very special bonus, with every purchase of the 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide, you’ll also have access to the content in an interactive, customizable ONLINE tool, which will allow you to easily access your favorite CDI information anywhere, any time!

Watch a short demo and learn more here: https://bit.ly/2SfbVeO

In the News:

“Medicare finalizes 2021 physician pay rule with E/M changes,” from Medscape (http://ow.ly/99Ns30roTyy)

“2021 OPPS final rule released,” from CDI Strategies (http://ow.ly/udwa30roTyS)

ACDIS update:

Please respond to the “Impact of COVID-19 on CDI: Second surge” survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/COVID-impact-followup)