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Director’s note,  4
First CDI Week celebrations make history.

Malnutrition,  5
Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, offers his tips for how to query successfully for severe malnutrition.
 
Back to school,  8
Two CDI managers explain their tactics for providing CDI education to physicians.
 
Training tips A–Z,  10
We’ve compiled a list of helpful reminders on how to get physicians engaged in your CDI efforts. It’s all here, from A to Z.
 
Baseline analysis,  14
Jonathan Elion, MD, FACC, offers tips to assess your CDI program baseline.
 
Radiology reports,  15
Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC-A, offers ideas for how to incorporate radiology findings into record analysis.
 
Maxim moment,  18
While most CDI specialists stick close to home, a new field of traveling CDI staff is emerging. Maxim’s Steven Robinson, MS, PA-O, RN, CPUR, explains how it works.

 

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