The world didn’t end on October 1, 2015. After years of postponement, the proverbial “deal with the devil” made between CMS and the AMA to push ahead with ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation was a year’s grace period during which...Read More »
I am the CDI liaison and a DRG coordinator for Maine Medical Center in Portland, the largest hospital in the state with 637 beds. I chose my coding career path in high school, but I had no idea what I wanted to study in...Read More »
Robin Jones, RN, BSN, MHA/Ed, CCDS, has a true passion for CDI. She’s been in the field since 2004, beginning her career as a CDI specialist. A few years later, she was promoted to manager. Now she serves as the system director at Mercy Health in Cincinnati, where she oversees...Read More »
The CDI Journal offers CE credits towards the ACDIS CCDS certification. To obtain your CCDS continuing education credits, you must successfully complete the online continuing education quiz. Please note: The...Read More »
As many of you know, working remotely has its advantages: the commute to work is easy, you can attend meetings in your jammies, and who cares if you have a bad hair day? But it also has its disadvantages: you don’t get to see your coworkers’ smiles, give those hugs, or engage in laughter. That...Read More »
