Test your knowledge of the new 2018 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes with this 20-question, multiple choice quiz. There is an answer key included so you can check your work. Good luck!
These conference materials from ACDIS provide an overview of “bundled payments,” i.e., episode payment models, and incorporate strategies for CDI efforts for those organizations seeking to minimize the impact of poor documentation on performance. Examples based on the risk adjustment methodology for the comprehensive care for joint replacement (CJR) model will be discussed as well as how to locate resources to better understand future measures.
Clinical documentation, Hospital outpatient, Physician practice
The following CDI staff evaluation form provides a sample look at what is required of an outpatient clinical documentation specialist and gives parameters for measuring an outpatient clinical documentation specialist's performance. Valerie Parent, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCRN-K, donated the outpatient CDI staff evaluation form through ACDIS. Parent is the clinical documentation improvement manager at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. She can be reached at vparent@emhs.org.
