CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 5

Regulatory committee insight: COVID-19 in children—The CDI team’s effect

September 1, 2020
Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, CDI specialists play a crucial part in the effort to accurately track the public’s health. As the link between clinicians and coders, CDI professionals are uniquely positioned to provide support to both...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 5

Coding corner: 10 things coders wish surgeons knew about documentation and coding

September 1, 2020
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Sarah Nehring, RHIT, CCS, CCDS
​As a coding educator, most of the questions I address are about two things: ICD-10-PCS coding and queries. While coding procedures can be challenging, the lack of complete documentation is more frustrating. The following are just 10 of the things...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 5

Meet a Member: “Don’t be afraid to ask questions”

September 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Danielle Forni, RN, BSN, is a CDI specialist at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston and a member of the Massachusetts ACDIS local chapter. She has been in the CDI field for a year and four months.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 4

Guest post: HHS’ 2020 Top Management and Performance Challenges

January 26, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC

Each year, the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) publishes a list of the top management and...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 4

Download the July/August 2020 edition of the CDI Journal!

July 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

FEATURES
8 Case study: Education on a budget
14 Integration means more than PowerPoints
23 Educator roles standardize, develop, engage
33...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

Note from the ACDIS Associate Director: Engage with our best conference yet

January 23, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education

By Melissa Varnavas

We’re excited about the release of the ACDIS conference agenda every year, of course. And every year we feel as if we’ve outdone ourselves. As always, we feel we’ve outdone ourselves again this year. But don’t take our word for it: Take a look at the complete...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 4

Editor's note: CDI requires a love of learning

July 1, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Linnea Archibald
I always loved school. In fact, I still love learning. Digging into the intricacies of a topic and synthesizing them to present through writing truly delights me. That’s what makes my role at ACDIS so fun. All of us on the ACDIS team are constantly learning,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 4

News: Sepsis likely to blame for 20% of worldwide deaths, study shows

January 23, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

A new study estimates that sepsis is at least partially responsible for roughly 11 million global deaths in 2017 out of 56 million total deaths. This means sepsis was at least partially responsible for 20% of the worldwide deaths that year. Undertaken by a dozen collaborators at the University...Read More »

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