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FEATURES
8 Data dive: Leverage information for program growth
The CDI program at Baystate Health in Springfield, Massachusetts, discusses how it leverages data via regular reporting and analysis thanks to the efforts of its business analyst.

16 Fond farewell
Outgoing ACDIS Advisory Board members share what motivates them to volunteer for the role and the effect of their efforts on the association and the industry.

19 Working the holidays
CDI specialists discuss the pros and cons of holiday coverage.

21 Querying for unspecified diagnoses
With an increase in required specificity associated with ICD-10, determining when not to query might be just as important as knowing when to query.

25 New concerns for CDI emerge post ICD-10
Atrial fibrillation, peripherally inserted central catheters, gastrointestinal bleed, debridement, and sepsis earn the top five slots for CDI concerns.

DEPARTMENTS
3 Associate director’s note
The new year is the perfect time to reflect on CDI program success and to plan for tackling new challenges.

4 Note from the Advisory Board
Sylvia Hoffman explores how measuring CDI staff members’ progress and proficiencies helps ensure success.

12 Radio recap
Karen Chase explains her process of auditing CDI staff members’ queries to identify opportunities for staff growth and program shifts.

14 Ask ACDIS
Advisory Board members respond to members’ questions related to productivity and CDI program assessments.

28 Coding Clinic for CDI
ACDIS CDI Boot Camp instructor Sharme Brodie tackles excisional debridement.

30 Meet a member
Florida’s outgoing ACDIS chapter president shares her thoughts on CDI expansion.

OPINIONS & INSIGHTS
18 Physician advisor’s corner
Sam Antonios, MD, offers ideas to help physicians transition to ICD-10.

23 Clinically speaking
Richard Pinson, MD, explores tips to better capture functional quadriplegia.

27 Pediatric efforts
Karen Bridgeman explores new ICD-10-CM challenges in the neonatal world.