Local chapters are accepting nominations for leadership positions. This is your chance to share your passion for clinical documentation improvement, have a voice within ACDIS, and support your CDI community. Read More »
Q: CMS released guidance this summer about not auditing or counting errors for the specificity of an ICD-10-CM code. CMS is not going to count the code as an error as long as the first three digits are correct. Does this apply to medical necessity diagnoses and edits. Read More »
As I mentioned in the most recent edition of the CDI Journal, my 96-year-old grandmother recently took a spill. She hit her head on the corner of the kitchen counter, which earned her seven stitches over her left eye plus a compression fracture in her neck. Within 24...Read More »
The electronic health record has been a game-changer for CDI specialists, automating review processes, alerting providers to queries, and tracking physician responses. However, the new technology brings challenges as well. Read More »
What will the 2015 CDI Salary Survey bear out? With nearly 700 respondents so far, more than 60% indicate that their facilities offer additional career ladder opportunities with a CDI team lead role and other possibilities. Add your insight into how CDI staff job responsibilities and...Read More »
