Articles

CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Note from the Editorial Director: Catching ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat

July 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Melissa Varnavas
I was having a day. My internet connection was spotty. The temperature had risen to the mid-90s. My deadlines had deadlines, and those were springing deadlines of their own. One of my impending tasks included recording my part in a game of virtual catch with my...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Case study: A proactive plan—Transitioning from on-site to remote CDI

July 1, 2021
CDI Management, Education

by Carolyn Riel
Many CDI departments have traditionally operated in a 100% on-site or hybrid model, but during the COVID-19 pandemic many programs had to temporarily move to completely remote work. For some programs, that move could end up being permanent. While nearly 50% of...Read More »
SPONSORED - by 3M Health Information Systems
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

CDI top technologies

July 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

CDI technology options have come a long way, adapting as the industry’s role in the healthcare environment has shifted from a primarily financial enterprise to one that includes quality reviews, denials management and appeals, risk adjustment, and settings beyond traditional inpatient acute care...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Research corner: DIY COVID-19 CMI research

July 1, 2021
Clinical & Coding

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS, and Lynn Shay, CPHQ
If you’re like us, the COVID-19 era has played havoc with your usual CDI metrics. Much of the difficulty is the sheer randomness of what the data shows. What does it mean if patient volumes are down, but case-mix index (CMI)...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Case study: Get comfortable being uncomfortable—Technology on a budget

July 1, 2021
CDI Management, Education

by Carolyn Riel
Technology can offer great benefit to a healthcare organization, helping with everything from tracking key performance indicators to improving overall documentation and patient care. Though the benefits are numerous, smaller organizations often lack the budget to...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Note from the Instructor: Critical thinking required

July 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC
In my years of teaching both nursing students and new nurses, I learned the value of critical thinking in daily practice. Now that I am teaching CDI specialists, I still see how important critical thinking is in every aspect of our...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Catch-22: Outpatient CDI technology

July 1, 2021
CDI Expansion, CDI Management

by Carolyn Riel
While technological solutions and EHRs have made leaps and bounds over the past years in the inpatient setting, there still seems to be much lacking on the outpatient side.

Outpatient services have a different timeline than inpatient, a different way of...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Physician advisor’s corner: The importance of mortality reviews

July 1, 2021
Education, Physician Queries

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
If your organization isn’t reviewing all in-hospital mortality cases, you’re missing some tremendous opportunities. While many facilities have been doing mortality reviews for a decade or more, there are still many facilities that do...Read More »

Pages