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version of this article cited information about Glasgow Coma Scale score coding that has since been removed as it no longer represents current coding guidance.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.
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by Linnea Archibald
Those on the ACDIS team know that I am a huge data nerd. Each month, part of my job is to analyze ACDIS’ website data to identify our membership’s needs and interests, helping us shape our offerings and better serve members’ needs. While talking to members one...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
While the CDI industry has evolved slowly away from strictly financial focuses to a more holistic record integrity approach that encompasses all aspects of the healthcare story, nearly 31% of CDI professionals still say that financial metrics take precedence over...Read More »
“We found this gold mine, and it was data analytics,” said Ashley Telisky, DO, MBA, CDI physician advisor at Albany (New York) Medical Center, during ACDIS’ fall 2020 online event Curtain Call: Behind the Scenes of Star-Studded CDI Programs, where she...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
Most CDI programs came into being with the primary focus of financial improvement and reimbursement accuracy: capturing CCs/MCCs to shift the MS-DRG placement to one with a higher relative weight. The impacts of these efforts were straightforward to demonstrate,...Read More »