Erica Braun, MS, BSN, RN, CCDS, is the manager of inpatient coding and clinical documentation at Nebraska Methodist Health System in Omaha. She has been in the CDI field for nine years.Read More »
Kati Beisel, RHIA, CCS, is the HIM administrative director at INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and she is a member of her local ACDIS chapter. She has been in the CDI field for more than 12 years.Read More »
CDI professionals wishing to earn support from program administrators to attend the ACDIS 2020 national conference may adapt the following proposal. The more personal and tailored your request the better your chances will be to earn support for...Read More »
Alba Kuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, is the CDI supervisor at Prime Healthcare and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in HIM from the College of St. Scholastica. She is an ACDIS Leadership Council member, PHIMA member, and AHIMA Foundation Research Network...Read More »
“Do you love me? Do you want me? / Check yes or no.”—George Strait
Ah, the simple joys of childhood. I’m from the era where our grade school social network was mediated by small paper notes rocketing across the classroom. If it...Read More »
Starting out in CDI can be daunting. You have to learn the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, learn about MCCs and CCs, how to exclude patient safety indicators (PSI), how to use Coding Clinics, learn new computer programs—the...Read More »
As the holidays pass by, it turns out that I’m the guy who was supposed to write a thank you note but never did. The thank you note is to ACDIS for throwing another fine Annual Conference this past May, this time at the Gaylord Palms Resort in...Read More »
