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Thursday, June 13, 2019
 

Note from the Associate Editorial Director

Coding from the discharge summary

By Melissa Varnavas

I recently received an email from ACDIS friend, and Chapter Advisory Board member, Molly Seibert on behalf of her colleague Kelli Newcom regarding whether it’s okay to use a diagnosis noted on a query form for coding purposes if it’s not captured in the discharge summary.

Like many areas of CDI, the question raises a number of potential concerns and lead us to discuss several areas of procedural best practices, so Seibert and Newcom graciously allowed me to share some of our conversation here with CDI Strategies readers.

 

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Blog Highlight

Do you have a tip, story, or perspective to share with the broader ACDIS and CDI community? If you’re interested in writing a piece for the Blog, here are a couple guidelines for you:

  • Length: Typically, 500-700 words. If your post is longer, we may break it into two posts for readability.
  • Content: All things CDI (and coding too)! We love hearing about your experiences and the lessons you’ve learned about CDI along the way.

Besides those two guidelines, all you have to do is submit your piece to ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org).

 
 

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