As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, CDI specialists play a crucial part in the effort to accurately track the public’s health. As the link between clinicians and coders, CDI professionals are uniquely positioned to provide support to both...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 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 Cathy Farraher Nakhoul, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives for the foreseeable future and possibly for years to come, it has also shone a light on some changes that we need to consider in our professional behavior and practices during this...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
Physicians can be a bit prickly at times. While this statement intentionally downplays the behavior of (hopefully) only a few doctors, I believe that most physicians are amenable to CDI concepts. While attempting to effect change in...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
The whole world is living in a time of transition right now as the COVID-19 situation develops day-by-day. CDI teams have had to adapt to remote work, changing patient census numbers, taking on additional duties, and occasionally even taking furloughs. While...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
As you read this, maybe you’re thinking about what you might have been doing at this moment in an alternate reality where the global pandemic never hit.
It bears repeating that our hearts go out to those who have lost their jobs, been put on furlough,...Read More »