Download or read book The 2015 CDI Pocket Guide written by Richard D Pinson, MD, Facp, CCS and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2015 CDI Pocket Guide Richard D. Pinson, MD, CCS Cynthia L. Tang, RHIA, CCS "The"" 2015 CDI Pocket Guide" helps you take clinical findings and dig deeper, and look for additional details--such as medications and other conditions--to develop the most accurate picture of the patient's condition. Authors Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia L. Tang, RHIA, CCS, draw on more than fifty years' cumulative experience and provide the clinical coding authority to strengthen patient care quality and resource utilization, and improve compliance and reimbursement. The new 2015 edition of our popular CDI best-seller includes critical new updates from the 2015 IPPS Final Rule, and additional ICD-10 documentation tips to ensure you are ready for the national October 1, 2015 compliance deadline. New to this year is additional information on Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) and how CDI specialists can incorporate VBP initiatives into their health record reviews. What's new in this edition: Addition of pediatric clinical indicators and diagnostic criteria New Key References for Shock, Neoplasms, Pneumothorax, Functional Quadriplegia, Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, Intellectual Disability, and more Standardized Key References format for each clinical topic: Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, Treatment, References, Challenges, and ICD-10 Content expansion of "MCC/CC" section to "Comorbid Conditions" that includes secondary diagnoses with a high impact focus for MS-DRG and APR-DRG, quality, and CMS Pay for Performance outcome metrics Strategies for integrating CMS Pay for Performance initiatives into your CDI program Expanded Reference citations of medical literature and other authoritative sources to support diagnostic definitions and criteria Exclusive web-based resource center with detailed supplemental information and updates for all "CDI Pocket Guide" customers Expanded and updated ICD-10 tips and strategies What's Inside A portable, tabbed, and easy reference to keep DRGs and diagnoses at your finger tips The latest coding guidelines and relative weights so you don't report inaccurate codes Newly formatted and expanded "DRG Tips" section that includes DRGs with clinical and treatment indicators for alternate and optimal DRG assignment Strategically placed "ICD-10 Tips" to start getting additional specificity now, in advance of the Oct. 1, 2015 compliance deadline Clinical indicators to help identify documentation opportunities and formulate an appropriate query to the physician 2015 DRG table with relative weights, GMLOS, and transfer DRG indicator Bulk Orders Earn special discounts when you buy multiple copies of The 2014 CDI Pocket Guide. Be sure every member of your team has this valuable guide. Call 800-650-6787 to learn more. Testimonials "My "CDI Pocket Guide" is an invaluable tool! I reference it daily in my reviews, writing queries and educating physicians regarding documentation opportunities. I would be lost without it!" --Norma B., Clinical Documentation Specialist, Bay Medical Center ""The CDI Pocket Guide" is a practical, portable reference that the CDS can carry in his/her pocket and easily reference while reviewing the record on the Patient Care unit versus having to carry cumbersome ICD Coding books to the units with "stickies" and notes throughout the coding books." --Cindy Z., Corporate HIM Director, Yale New Haven Hospital