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Commonly denied diagnoses reference sheet

This sample was provided by Laurie Baker, MSN, RN, CCDS, clinical documentation specialist at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. It was originally posted on ACDIS.org.

This sample was reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2023. The committee recommends that, should you choose to use this sample, you adapt it to your particular programmatic needs, policies, and procedures. Additionally, the committee notes that the ACDIS Pocket Guide is used as a reference in this sample and should be cited as such. Individuals adapting this sample should also customize the list depending on individual facility data and provide links to the full 4th Universal Definition of MI and the KDIGO guidelines. 

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