Articles

CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 4

Guest column: The importance of self-education

July 1, 2023
CDI Management, Education

by Evon Dawson, BSN, RN, CCDS
In CDI, education is a necessity not only for improving one’s skill set, but also to keep up with the constant evolution of healthcare. As stated in the ACDIS Code of Ethics, all CDI specialists should “Advance their specialty knowledge and practice...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 3

Guest column: Developing a mortality review process

May 1, 2023
CDI Management, Clinical & Coding

by Jennifer Kurian, BSN, RN, CCDS, in collaboration with Whitney Garcia, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
Over the past year and a half, our CDI team at The Queen’s Health System has had quite the journey in developing a collaborative effort to review all inpatient mortalities. Being the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 3

Guest column: Building and sustaining a hybrid CDI program

May 1, 2023
CDI Management

by Tamara A. Hicks, MHA, BSN, RN, CCS, CCDS, CCDS-O
Hybrid work models ballooned during the COVID-19 pandemic as both the public and private healthcare sectors struggled to meet patient care needs with limited staffing and increasingly stringent regulatory requirements. CDI...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 3

Guest column: CDI: Always on the move!

May 1, 2023
CDI Expansion, CDI Management

by Jenny K. Esper, RHIT, CCS, CDIP
If CDI programs wore a pedometer, boy, would we be getting our steps in! Just look at the ground that we've covered! I am not even talking about the CDI specialists who are at a facility really covering the physical ground. Our busy day already...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 3

Guest column: Remote CDI leadership through difficult times

May 1, 2023
CDI Management

by Kerri Swart, BSN, RN, CCRN, CCDS
In its initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our 100% on-site CDI program at Upstate University Hospital packed up and went home for an anticipated two weeks. As the pandemic pushed on, that two weeks turned into many more weeks, months,...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 3

Guest column: Aligning coding terminology with clinical reality

May 1, 2023
CDI Management, Clinical & Coding

by Merle Zuel, RN, CCDS
Coding professionals are bound by the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, the instructions in the code set itself, and advice in publications such as the American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic. Because they are bound to...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Guest column: Proving CDI’s, coding’s impact on mortality measures

March 1, 2023
CDI Expansion, Quality & Regulatory

by JoAnne Mullins, DNP, MSN, RN, CCDS
Quality is a hot topic with healthcare organizations and has been discussed at ACDIS annual conferences for several years now. Your CDI department may strive to improve the accuracy, clarity, and specificity of provider documentation in the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

2023 ACDIS conference: Tips to fill your time in the Windy City

March 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The ACDIS national conference is coming to the Windy City May 8–11, 2023, and we’re calling all Chicagoans and those from the surrounding area to tell us what tips and tricks you have! ACDIS would love to share what makes the city—and...Read More »

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