by Merle Zuel, RN, CCDS, and Vajeeha Sadi-Ali, MD
How do you effectively engage physicians across the spectrum of specialties and service lines in a system where manual documentation of each diagnosis is still required? The trend in CDI is to focus more on quality metrics rather...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
According to ACDIS survey data, the vast majority of CDI professionals come to the field from nursing, followed by those who...Read More »
by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
I have a great affection for the 2000-Year-Old Man. A creation of classic comedians Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, this mythical sage from another time dispenses wisdom on all things historical. From him, I’ve learned that most language developed...Read More »
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article cited information about Glasgow Coma Scale score coding that has since been removed as it no longer represents current coding guidance.
by Sarah Nehring, CCS, CCDS, RHIT
Strokes are complicated,...Read More »
Angela Maxfield, RN, CCDS, is the interim director of CDI at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Before entering the CDI field 13 years ago, she worked as an ED nurse and in case management.
ACDIS: How did you get into this line of work? ...Read More »
When looking at a resume for a CDI position, Angelica Naylor, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, senior healthcare performance analyst with 3M Health Information Systems based in Salt Lake City, Utah, says that she finds it important to differentiate the resumes from those with a clinical...Read More »
