Hiral Patel, MHI, BSN, RN, CCDS, is a CDI specialist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. She is a member of the Texas ACDIS local chapter and the ACDIS Furthering Education Committee. She has been in the CDI field for three years.
I once heard a quote that went something along the lines of, “Sure, what if everything goes wrong? But what if everything goes right? What if everything turns out better than you could have ever imagined?”
I think sometimes people are intimidated to apply...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
Every year, the most well-attended and popular track at the national ACDIS conference is titled simply “Clinical & Coding.” It’s a broad umbrella, but it speaks to the two most central areas of expertise CDI professionals possess. Whether you come to CDI...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
The Chinese philosophy of Yin and Yang describes a concept of dualism, of two opposite forces that are actually connected and dependent upon each other. The two forces support each other and are complementary. In the well-known...Read More »
UnitedHealthcare Group’s earnings report shows that the company earned $17.3 billion in total profit for calendar year 2021 and increase of roughly $2 billion, up from $15.4 billion in 2020....Read More »
by Maria Moore, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, and Rebekah Douglas, RRT, CCDS, CCS
CDI specialists and medical coders are required to evaluate and identify if diagnoses are present on admission (POA). However, some debate arises from the capability of assigning any POA indicator option...Read More »