by Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CDIP, CCDS
Most people cringe at the thought of either being audited or performing audits. However, in the world of CDI, audits are crucial to helping a CDI team stay up to date with the fast pace of medicine, the continual changes of coding guidelines,...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
One of a CDI leader’s biggest responsibilities is to ensure that their team operates at their greatest potential. That includes both the individuals and the department as a whole. It’s not easy to capture all the gaps and missed opportunities, however, especially...Read More »
by Marlene Goodwin-Esola, MSN, RN-C, CV
In my almost three years of CDI work, I’ve been both surprised and saddened at how often I am asked questions along the lines of:
by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O
Some people can study very little for a test and still pass. Others spend weeks, if not months, preparing for a test and still never feel 100% ready. Well, I am in the latter group, and recently I was tasked with taking the CCDS-O exam so that I...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
Though still in the inpatient sphere, pediatric CDI greatly differs from reviewing adult acute care facilities. “They are like two different worlds,” says Jorde Spitler, BSN, RN, CDI manager at Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital. Spitler was...Read More »
by Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS
The ability for CDI programs to evolve is especially relevant today due to the impact of the pandemic. CDI programs must have a strong focus on quality and revenue, and include an approach that is more holistic and has a larger-...Read More »
Hiral Patel, MHI, BSN, RN, CCDS, is a CDI specialist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. She is a member of the Texas ACDIS local chapter and the ACDIS Furthering Education Committee. She has been in the CDI field for three years.
