According to the latest ACDIS poll on the topic, only 15% of respondents currently have a career ladder in place for their CDI department. Though it seems many programs have moved away from formal career ladders, having one would improve employee satisfaction in most (if not all) situations. By...Read More »
This May, ACDIS celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential. At the 2009 ACDIS conference in Las Vegas, more than 100 hopeful CDI specialists assembled in a room at the close of sessions on the last day and took the very first CDI...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
When you work in the CDI program of a medical facility, you are continually thinking of ways to elicit improved documentation from the medical staff. You also spend a fair amount of time lamenting why some physicians or service lines...Read More »
Lawrence J. Berthold, RN, BSN, who goes by Larry to most, Larry Joe to some, and Lawrence to few, has worked for PENN Medicine his entire nursing career, even going back to his first clinical rotation. Currently, he oversees the CDI teams across the PENN health system. He participates in both...Read More »