Health record documentation matters just as much as it did in 2007 when ACDIS was founded. In fact, it matters more than ever with affects far beyond reimbursement.
“Improvement” is a positive word. It implies forward movement, getting better at a chosen activity or practice. Merriam-...Read More »
September was a busy month for ACDIS local chapters. Last week alone there were meetings in Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, and Oklahoma. In Georgia, attendees got into the CDI Week spirit with a superhero photobooth and in Virginia members leveraged the...Read More »
As part of the tenth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Nancy Franciotti, BS, RN, CCDS, the CDI manager at Inspira Health, member of the Philadelphia/Southern New...Read More »
As part of the ninth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Ashley Chamberland, BSN, RN, CPN, who is the lead ambulatory CDI specialist at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in...Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
In their review of the medical record, CDI professionals aim to reconstruct the patient story from admission to discharge by examining, understanding,...Read More »
As part of the ninth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Keri Miller, RN, BSN, CCDS, a CDI specialist at McLaren Healthcare in Lansing, Michigan, a member of the Michigan ACDIS local...Read More »
More than once, I have observed providers document both depression and bipolar disorder together. Although these diagnoses share similarities, they are not interchangeable.
As part of the ninth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Rachelle Buol, RHIA, the director of coding and CDI at UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin, and a member of the 2019 CDI Week...Read More »