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FEATURES
6 Focus on growth in year of the rooster: ACDIS members share their priorities for CDI program efforts in 2017.
9 Resolutions for remote CDI effectiveness: Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, CDIP, provides insight on mitigating work-from-home headaches.
11 Dust off your query efforts: CDI clarifications have come a long way in the past 10 years.
16 Differing backgrounds strengthen CDI: When asked how their unique professional skills enhance their CDI efforts, these past ACDIS Conference presenters provided a wide range of
thoughtful insight.

DEPARTMENTS
3 Associate Director’s Note: Celebrating year 10 of association growth.
4 Note from the Advisory Board: Leaders urge CDI programs to develop physician query policies and procedures to limit leading queries and create guidelines for compliance.
21 Radio Recap: CDI leaders from Ardent Health Services discuss efforts related to CDI and coder collaboration, and ACDIS’ three CDI Boot Camp instructors talk about changes to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
27 In the News: CDI professionals improve care and revenue under new codes and standards.
28 Meet a member: Alabama chapter leader Jeff Morris, RN, BSN, CCDS, started out in CDI focused on ICD-10-CM/PCS reviews and physician education. Now, he’s a supervisor with three staff members working alongside him.

OPINIONS & INSIGHTS
8 Transformation of CDI in 2017: Jocelyn E. Murray, RN, CCDS, offers thoughts on meeting healthcare’s pressing needs.
14 Query practice through the years: Sylvia Hoffman, RN, CCDS, C-CDI, CDIP, says queries are definitely not what they used to be.
18 CDI team diversity crucial for success: Robert J. Thomas, BSN, RN, PHN, worked in coding and nursing before turning to CDI. According to him, each professional background brings something valuable to the CDI table.
19 CDI at first blush: A whole new world: ACDIS’ new editor Linnea Archibald reveals her first impressions about the world of CDI.
24 Physician Advisor’s corner: Trey La Charité, MD, offers recommendations case mix index fluctuations.