FEATURES 8 Case study: Education on a budget 14 Integration means more than PowerPoints 23 Educator roles standardize, develop, engage 33...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
I always loved school. In fact, I still love learning. Digging into the intricacies of a topic and synthesizing them to present through writing truly delights me. That’s what makes my role at ACDIS so fun. All of us on the ACDIS team are constantly learning,...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
What was true on Friday somehow changes by Monday.
If you’ve been listening to me over on Facebook Live for the ACDIS Monday Meet Ups we’ve been holding since the end of April, essentially that’s been the theme.Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
Since its inception, the CDI field has grown and advanced, its positive effects reaching far beyond documentation improvement for correct coding, reporting, and reimbursement. Organizations have seen the importance of solid documentation practices and have steadily...Read More »
by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
If you were to ask me, “What is the single best thing I can do to improve clinical documentation?” my answer would be to go out and get yourself some resident physicians. Beg, borrow, or steal them if you have to, but having residency programs...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
CDI departments are traditionally behind the healthcare scenes. CDI specialists are the heroes that no one sees, fighting denials and making sure all charts are completed to the utmost accuracy. But what happens when this backstage department steps into the...Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, CSCM
Ischemic heart disease has a multifactorial etiology and can be prevented from developing in populations primordially, and in individuals at high risk by primary prevention.Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
Regardless of the age or maturity of a CDI program, education holds a central position in all CDI work. While budding CDI programs may rely on their own staff members or leaders to disseminate education to each other and providers, as programs grow and their...Read More »