CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 6

Note from the ACDIS Director: Behind the scenes of the new risk adjustment ACDIS position paper

November 1, 2011
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

by Brian Murphy
CDI has come a long way from the days of DRG optimization. Today’s healthcare landscape is far more interconnected than it was a decade ago. Capitated payment models, bundled episodes of care, and pay-for-performance are slowly but inexorably taking more of the pie...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 6

Case study: Review for Vizient indicators, but beware of tunnel vision

October 31, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

by Linnea Archibald
In a healthcare environment that puts increasing emphasis on pay-for-quality models, it’s no surprise that nearly 92.5% of all respondents to the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 6

Guest column: Maintaining ethical and compliant practices in quality reviews

November 1, 2021
Denials & Appeals, Quality & Regulatory

by Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCDS-O, CCS
Patient safety and quality of care are forerunning concerns for organizations today. Not only do we want to ensure our patients are receiving high-quality care, we want to ensure care is safe and effective. We need to examine how...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 6

Physician advisor’s corner: So, you think you know heart failure?

November 1, 2021
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
If your organization is having problems with recurrent hospitalizations for acute congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbations, you are not alone. In fact, this is a national problem that has escaped solution despite everyone’s best...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 6

Meet a Member: 22 years in CDI

November 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Tamara Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM-RN, CCDS-O, is the director of clinical documentation excellence at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is the social media coordinator for the North Carolina ACDIS local chapter, and she has been a...Read More »
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CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 5

Clinical documentation integrity: Why it's crucial for improving revenue cycle management

September 2, 2022
Clinical & Coding

The revenue cycle is a continuous complex wheel that impacts a healthcare organization’s bottom line. Connecting the dots between CDI and RCM is crucial to delivering both financial and patient outcomes.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5

Download the September/October 2021 edition of the CDI Journal!

September 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

FEATURES
6 Strategies for CDI new hires
10 Case study: CDI in Canada
17 Staff appreciation and retention
20 Case study: Leadership transitions...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 5

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Volunteer for your local chapter

February 4, 2021
ACDIS Guidance

by Melissa Varnavas

Facebook is good at digging memories up and bringing them forward. Sometimes they’re refreshing, sometimes silly, sometimes potent.

A year ago this week, I spent a long weekend on Jacksonville Beach in Florida. The city was experiencing a cold snap. It...Read More »

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