CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 6, Issue 2

2023 Mastermind Hot Topic Guide: Part 2 available now!

February 12, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Leadership Council

This multitopic report, produced in partnership with 3M Health Information Systems, shares takeaways from the latter half of the 2022/2023 CDI Leadership Council Mastermind term, including a three-hour in-person meeting at the 2023 CDI Leadership Exchange. These conversations covered physician...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 2

Director’s note: Determining the benefit of computer-assisted coding

April 1, 2012
ACDIS Guidance

An interesting question following the last ACDIS Quarterly Conference Call about the impact of new technology on the CDI profession read: "Do you think computer-assisted coding (CAC) will reduce or eliminate CDI jobs?”

Several members of the ACDIS advisory board formulated answers worth...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 6, Issue 2

2023 Physician Advisor Mastermind report out now!

February 12, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Leadership Council, Physician Advisors

In 2023, ACDIS, in collaboration with 3M Health Information Systems, brought together its Physician Advisor mastermind members for four sessions to discuss the evolving roles, focus areas, and success strategies within this field. Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 2

Meet a member: Move to CDI career a rewarding change for Martha Stanley

April 1, 2012
Education

Martha Stanley, RN, MSN, CCM, is a CDI specialist at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, NM. Farmington is in the high desert near the famous four corners— the place where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah meet in perfect unison.Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 6, Issue 2

New questions from Council members on physician rounding, facility charging for ED critical care, query workflows for unresponsive providers, analyst positions

February 12, 2024
Leadership Council

If you have experience with the topics below, please email Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald at linnea.archibald@hcpro.com by noon eastern on Friday, February 16, and she'll connect you with the relevant folks at the end of the day on...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 2

Networking focus: ACDIS chapters extend a helping hand to charities

April 1, 2012
Education

By providing an opportunity for local chapter participants to give back to the community, ACDIS Local Chapter leaders say they are responding to an inherent trait of CDI professionals.

"You never know how your actions are going to affect someone,” say Virginia ACDIS chapter leader ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 2

News; CMS releases online list of DRGs for ICD-10

January 19, 2012
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS recently published a draft ICD-10 MS-DRG definitions. According to the website, the definitions are displayed in 'grouper logic order,' meaning that the MS-DRGs are listed in the order in which the grouper recognizes them. “This enables users to see instances where grouper logic order...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 2

The clash of clinical vs. coverage/payment concerns

April 1, 2012
Clinical & Coding, News, Quality & Regulatory

by Trey La Charité, MD

An emergency department (ED) physician diagnosed a patient with pneumonia. He was concerned about a possible nosocomial etiology given the patient’s recent hospital discharge for problems related to atrial fibrillation. Because the patient’s Pneumonia...Read More »

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