by Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS
When it comes to certain medical conditions, we all have wrestled with the conflagration of differing opinions and the discrepancies in provider documentation. A common example: The emergency room physician states sepsis, the...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
We’ve all been there: You’re in a virtual meeting where your only role is listening and learning, but those email notifications keep popping up, that to-do list keeps calling your name, and you find yourself half-listening to the presenter. Despite its benefits...Read More »
by Evon Dawson, BSN, RN, CCDS
In CDI, education is a necessity not only for improving one’s skill set, but also to keep up with the constant evolution of healthcare. As stated in the ACDIS Code of Ethics, all CDI specialists should “Advance their specialty knowledge and practice...Read More »
by Jamie Johnson, RN, BSN, CCDS
Experienced CDI specialists know provider engagement can be challenging. Physicians often feel overburdened with administrative tasks and already have limited time for patient care. They can become resistant to participating in CDI initiatives,...Read More »
If a CDI department was going on an adventure through the forest, the CDI educator would be a crucial tool in the department’s pack: the Swiss Army knife.
In the tangled web of regulatory policy, and in the matted underbrush of compliance requirements,...Read More »
by Clare DiBella, RN, CCDS, and Sydni Johnson, BSN, RN, CCDS
The CDI educator role is dynamic, evolving to fit the ever-changing landscape of coding and CDI. In the beginning years of Banner Health’s CDI program, the program was mainly focused on reimbursement within the MS-DRG...Read More »
by Heather Briggs, MD, PhD, FACP, CHCHM-PHYADV, CCDS, and Rupesh Prasad, MD, CPE, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV
The electronic health record has expanded the role of clinical documentation beyond the description of a patient’s clinical course. Notes act as a communication tool for...Read More »
Since the profession’s inception, CDI work has never perfectly fit under one single department at most healthcare organizations. And with its evolution over the last couple of decades, the trends in CDI department reporting structure continue to change with it. In...Read More »
