by Linnea Archibald
CDI is a land of opportunity. We know from our recent survey data that more than half of CDI programs plan to hire new staff this year. This staffing expansion is likely partly due to expansions...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
Despite increased expansion into outpatient CDI over the past several years, there are plenty of hang-ups that stop people from starting the journey. Among 2022 CDI Week Industry Survey...Read More »
by Purvi Shah, MD
To start with some background, Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) are an increasingly important way to track and report disease in the ambulatory setting, especially in value-based care. This concept is long-standing; the importance of a standardized way to...Read More »
by Kathleen M. Romero, MSN, RN, EBP-C, Cynthia Beal, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, and Renee Pate, MSOL, MSN Ed., RN, CCDS
In 2018, the South Texas Veterans Health Care System implemented a CDI program in the emergency department (ED) with the goal of improving coding accuracy, professional...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
Since ACDIS conducted its first CDI Salary Survey, respondents have incrementally reported higher annual salaries. Despite the continually tightening margins for healthcare organizations, the...Read More »
by Andrew B. Maigur, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, CMPC
While most of us rang in the new year either with friends and family or caring for our patients at the bedside, something changed in the regulatory world of healthcare with considerable impact on provider revenue. As of January 1, 2023,...Read More »
by Jessie Roske, MD, FHM
As healthcare systems look to replicate successful CDI programs outside of large complex community or academic health centers, there are unique considerations for rural settings. Of course, “rural” is a social, economic, and cultural descriptor, whereas...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
Expanding into psychiatric units or facilities is a step that CDI programs may take because of their current patient population, a newly acquired center, or just another chance to improve their risk adjustment factor (RAF) score. Though she’s now spent nearly four...Read More »
