CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 1, Issue 5

Holiday cheer, CDI style

December 9, 2019
Leadership Council

To spread some holiday cheer, CLI asked Council members to rap about the best gift they've received from their CDI team this year. Read on for their festive reflections.

From all of us at ACDIS, best wishes for a joyful holiday season! 

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CDI Blog - Volume 1, Issue 5

Q&A: Questions from Brian’s Mailbox

November 15, 2008
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

Q: Should we document verbal queries in the record? Should we include paper queries in the record?Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 1, Issue 5

5 value-based quality metrics to make your CDI executive dashboard shine

December 9, 2019
Leadership Council, Quality & Regulatory

As Medicare continues to incentivize high care value, rather than volume, through initiatives that tie hospital performance to payment and national standing, many CDI programs are expanding their scope of...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 1, Issue 4

Thanksgiving tidings, CDI style

November 11, 2019
Leadership Council

To get into the Thanksgiving spirit, CLI asked Council members to dish about what they're grateful for as CDI leaders. Feast your eyes on these sweet sentiments.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 1, Issue 4

Guest Post: Pressure Ulcer Coding and Staging

August 26, 2008
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC

Does it sometimes seem like wound and pressure ulcer documentation is a movable feast? I’ve spent a lot of time scrutinizing wound documentation lately in anticipation of the new pressure ulcer codes being implemented October 1st and sometimes I...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 1, Issue 4

CDI staff performance metrics: Quality plus quantity equals success

November 11, 2019
Leadership Council, Education, Physician Queries, Quality & Regulatory

Metrics have long been the lifeblood of staff performance measurement and management. But as the CDI field advances and specialist roles evolve, so too must the criteria leaders use to evaluate success.Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 1, Issue 3

CDI prioritization software: Council-tested implementation tips

October 14, 2019
Leadership Council

Prioritization software is becoming a mainstay in the CDI technology landscape. Nearly 54% of respondents to the 2019 CDI Industry Overview Survey said that their program uses a chart review prioritization queue. Of those adopters, 81% reported technology-related improvements in...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 1, Issue 3

Guest Post: POA: Episode II

July 31, 2008
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC

Preface to the following: You won’t find a stauncher advocate for ethical behavior in the documentation compliance profession than me. I firmly believe that documentation compliance is all about quality, specificity, and the behaviors and...Read More »

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