Between 35% and 54% of doctors and nurses experience burnout, according to a report issued by the National Academy of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). The report found an estimated 60% of interns and...Read More »
For some programs, the expansion into psychiatric units or facilities may be driven by the needs of the patient population, says Rhonda Mark, RN, BS, CCDS, a CDI specialist at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach,...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
One of the most fun things I get to do as the ACDIS editor is work with some of our committees—namely, the annual CDI Week planning committee and the...Read More »
“In my current role, I really don’t have an average day,” says Caryl Liptak, MSHAI, RHIA, system director of CDI and coding at Baptist Health System in Louisville, Kentucky, of her day-to-day work in a home health CDI program.
While most traditional inpatient CDI efforts...Read More »
by Amy Sanderson, MD
Cerebral edema and brain compression are the result of significant brain abnormalities that can be life-threatening. It is important for clinicians to recognize and treat these conditions promptly. Properly documenting these diagnoses in the medical record is...Read More »
Like many other non-acute care settings, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) have not been a common setting for CDI department development. While there’s been a small faction of CDI professionals working in SNFs since the beginnings of CDI, the last few months have brought many more programs into...Read More »
by Kay Piper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS
Exciting changes to ICD-10-CM are published in an often-overlooked document called the Addenda. It lists additions, revisions, and deletions to the Alphabetical Index and Tabular List. This might seem mundane until you realize the changes’ potential...Read More »
by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O
As is typical with fourth quarter Coding Clinic releases, this most recent offering mainly contains information about fiscal year (FY) 2020 coding and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting changes. By now, most CDI...Read More »
