by Shelly Lynette Sepulveda, DNP, MSN-L, MBA, RN, CCDS
Professionalism, communication, and collaboration are extremely important components of the CDI industry. Cultivating the future of CDI demands the ability to educate and support the CDI team to continuously develop their...Read More »
by Benjamin Kartchner, MD, CHCQM, CMPC
Each of us has a unique story of how we became involved in CDI. For some it may have been an early choice or lifelong goal, but I suspect that many of you, like me, stumbled into this work by chance. In residency, I had several attendings who...Read More »
James (Jamie) Doster, MS, BSN, CCDS, is the manager of CDI for Atrium Navicent Healthcare in Georgia. He is the co-founder and current co-chair of the Georgia ACDIS local chapter, and he sits on the ACDIS Chapter Advisory Board, the ACDIS Leadership Council, and the 2022–2023...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
Last month, ACDIS celebrated its 15th anniversary. October 1, 2007, marked the birth of the current MS-DRG system and our little association. At the time, I don’t think that anyone could have imagined how the association and the profession would grow...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
People seek out a career in CDI for a myriad of reasons. According to the 2022 CDI Week Industry Survey, nearly 45% of respondents said they entered the profession because they...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
It seems like every week I get a question about assignment of the principal diagnosis. This may seem like a basic function of CDI review, but determining the principal diagnosis is key to prioritizing subsequent reviews,...Read More »
Note from Rebecca Hendren, ACDIS director of programming: The following was penned by Melissa Varnavas, ACDIS’ editorial director, for the 10th anniversary of ACDIS. Melissa was the heart and soul of the ACDIS team from the time she joined in October 2008 until...Read More »