by Waldo Herrera, MD, MBA, MSc, FACP, SFHM, CHCQM-PHYADV
Many CDI programs are started or overhauled by a consulting firm. As the program is created or renewed, the main focus tends to be on the CDI department structure: its policies, education, staffing needs, and key performance...Read More »
Tammy Yohn, BA, RN, CCDS-O, is a lead ambulatory CDI RN for Bellin Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She has been in the CDI field for seven years. Yohn is an active member of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council and Resource Library Committee.
FEATURES 7 Trekking into the unknown of outpatient CDI 15 2023 CDI Salary Survey excerpt 24 Case study: Psych reviews 28 Case study: NICU...Read More »
While mortality reviews are not a responsibility in every CDI program, it has become a more and more common practice. Without reviewing mortality cases, many organizations find that their expected mortality (i.e., how severely ill their patients look on paper)...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
CDI is a land of opportunity. We know from our recent survey data that more than half of CDI programs plan to hire new staff this year. This staffing expansion is likely partly due to expansions...Read More »
Staffing remains one of the top challenges for hospital executives throughout the pandemic and will likely continue over the coming years. In a survey published by Critical Care...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
Despite increased expansion into outpatient CDI over the past several years, there are plenty of hang-ups that stop people from starting the journey. Among 2022 CDI Week Industry Survey...Read More »