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FEATURES
11 What managers worry about
Staff productivity, assessing meaningful metrics, advancing CDI efforts in new ways, and providing career opportunities to CDI professionals—two managers share their top concerns in leading CDI programs to success.

15 Catapulting case management and CDI coordination
Managing multiple departments can be challenging (to say the least), but these ACDIS members heading both case management and CDI find a way not only to be effective, but to enable teams to work together harmoniously.

24 Electronic records change processes, interactions
While many healthcare systems have already transitioned to an electronic medical record and query system, many more remain paperbased or hybrid or have only recently made the transition. Read how such shifts affect CDI programs.

DEPARTMENTS
3 Associate director’s note
Sometimes the best advice comes straight from the field, as we found out during recent site visits and check-in calls with ACDIS members.

5 Note from the Advisory Board
Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CCM, CDIP, ponders the potential limitations of CDI without coding collaboration.

13 From the Forum
What measurements demonstrate a CDI program’s effectiveness? Participants in ACDIS’ online CDI Forum community offer their opinions.

19 Radio recap
Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, discusses the challenges associated with new bundled payment models and how CDI staff can help.

26 Meet a member
Claudine Hutchinson, BSN, RN, started her nursing career without so much as a thought about CDI. It was her above-par nursing documentation that caused her manager to recommend a career shift.

OPINIONS & INSIGHTS
7 Physician advisor’s corner
Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, CCDS, offers recommendations for discussing case-mix index fluctuations with hospital administration.

22 Pediatric concerns
Valerie Bica, BSN, RN, presents some documentation improvement ideas for addressing developmental delays in children.