We welcome the new members of the ACDIS Advisory Board and encourage you to visit the Advisory Board page on www.ACDIS.org in the coming days to learn more about our newest members and to reconnect with the rest of the board.Read More »
I am privileged to be able to oversee a group of CDI and coder professionals. The knowledge of these two groups is very exciting to see in action, and therefore, I would like to share with you the benefits to healthcare when they have a chance...Read More »
January was full of successful local chapter events despite Mother Nature’s best attempts to cover them with a wet, snowy blanket, and chapter leaders have much in the works for February and March.Read More »
When asked about the greatest obstacle in ICD-10 planning and implementation, survey respondents pointed to the continuing uncertainty about the final implementation date as their No. 1 concern, followed by staffing and competing priorities as additional difficulties.Read More »
It’s no question that CDI specialists have made a big difference while working in hospitals. But a question asked more and more among CDI teams is can the job be done from home?Read More »
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced last week plans to ramp up Medicare payment reforms featuring alternative payment models and value-based payments.Read More »
In many ways, CDI efforts in the critical access hospital (CAH) setting mirror the typical duties of those working in the short-term acute care world. Just ask specialists to identify their top documentation trouble spots.Read More »