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 »
by Purvi Shah, MD
To start with some background, Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) are an increasingly important way to track and report disease in the ambulatory setting, especially in value-based care. This concept is long-standing; the importance of a standardized way to...Read More »
by Kathleen M. Romero, MSN, RN, EBP-C, Cynthia Beal, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, and Renee Pate, MSOL, MSN Ed., RN, CCDS
In 2018, the South Texas Veterans Health Care System implemented a CDI program in the emergency department (ED) with the goal of improving coding accuracy, professional...Read More »