While Council membership of course comes with a number of benefits, there are a few participation requirements all members must fulfill on an annual basis in order to remain active and in good standing in the Council.Read More »
While the ACDIS Leadership Council launched back in September 2019, my work with it began in January of this year. In my experience, while the education and...Read More »
Healthcare organizations today are under increasing pressure to achieve a value-based equation by providing high-quality care along with a superior patient and family experience—all at lower costs for their patients. While healthcare...Read More »
According to a recent ACDIS survey, nearly 70% of CDI programs moved to 100% remote staffing models as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to another 12.66% that were already...Read More »
I became the CDI director for Banner Health in April 2019. Banner Health is a large health network covering six western states, with its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. The CDI department includes 80 team members who perform record reviews for 18 of...Read More »
by Tamara Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, ACM-RN, CCDS-O
There are many reasons CDI leaders may create a career ladder for their department. First, career ladders provide mobility for staff members who have spent many years working in CDI and who have been tasked with additional...Read More »
Everybody knows that experienced CDI specialists don’t grow on trees. Additionally, CDI is a niche specialty; most people in healthcare have only a vague idea of what CDI specialists really do. Because of these two problems, CDI leaders have unique...Read More »
by Chinwe Anyika, PhD, RN-BC, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, CCDS-O
As CDI has grown over the years, its far-reaching implications for patient care and institutional standing have become increasingly apparent. The strength of documentation integrity largely depends on the scribblings (whether...Read More »
