CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 1

ACDIS update: Help build your professional association on an ACDIS committee!

January 1, 2026
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS boards and committees are the cornerstone of our association, serving the ACDIS community through best practice guidance, celebration and appreciation programs, advocacy on behalf of members, and much more.

If one of your New Years resolutions for 2026 is to get more involved with...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 1

Local chapter update: Return your signed 2026 chapter agreement form by January 31!

January 1, 2026
Education

This month, local chapter and networking group leaders should expect to receive an email from ACDIS Editor Jess Fluegel with the local chapter agreement form which must be filled out...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Case Study | Like peas and carrots: The strength of CDI and coding combined

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by Jess Fluegel

A good dish can and should stand on its own. But everyone knows that certain combinations—peanut butter and jelly, fruit and chocolate, burger and fries—enhance each other’s flavors so famously that the English language has adopted them as shorthand. If two things...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Guest Column | Trust but verify: The hidden risk of AI hallucinations in appeals

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by Karen R. Lane, MSN.ed, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, RN

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized healthcare operations, offering speed and efficiency in tasks like clinical documentation review and insurance appeals. However, in a field where precision drives reimbursement and...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Guest Column | One Big Beautiful Bill Act: What it is and what it means for you

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by Brian Murphy

As a CDI professional, you’re likely familiar with the alphabet soup of regulations impacting your day-to-day work—IPPS, OPPS, MPFS, and more. But perhaps you are less familiar with bigger laws passed further upstream: laws that eventually make their way...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Guest Column | Long COVID: Naming the silent struggle in CDI leadership and beyond

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by James H. Doster, MS, BSN, CCDS

It was a Tuesday morning when a colleague from a sister facility agreed to meet with me concerning a change in staff workflow. During the conversation, she went over the first two steps. I had to stop her and write them down, then asked her to...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Case Study | ‘Get it in early’: Clinical documentation and resident education

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by Joshua Raposa

It’s often remarked that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. However, if one briefly examines the field of CDI, one might be inclined to add a third: provider education.

If you want to move water from point A to point C, first you have...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Guest Column | Supporting evidence-based practice in CDI

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by Rebecca Truett, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN, CCDS, CCA, CDIP

Just as healthcare continues to evolve and change, a successful CDI program must also evolve and change. Historically, we’ve relied on “productivity” measures to determine success. Traditional key performance indicators (KPI)...Read More »

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