by Tamara Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, ACM-RN, CCDS-O
There are many reasons CDI leaders may create a career ladder for their department. First, career ladders provide mobility for staff members who have spent many years working in CDI and who have been tasked with additional...Read More »
When AHIMA released its “Managing an Effective Query Process” brief in September 2008, it raised a number of concerns among them the responsibility of a CDI program to draft consistent policies and procedures for conducting physician queries. In...Read More »
Everybody knows that experienced CDI specialists don’t grow on trees. Additionally, CDI is a niche specialty; most people in healthcare have only a vague idea of what CDI specialists really do. Because of these two problems, CDI leaders have unique...Read More »
Good communication is a key attribute of a successful clinical documentation improvement specialist (CDIS). The CDIS must be able to function in a variety of different settings. These include the CDIS office, the patient care unit, and presenting at rounds....Read More »
by Chinwe Anyika, PhD, RN-BC, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, CCDS-O
As CDI has grown over the years, its far-reaching implications for patient care and institutional standing have become increasingly apparent. The strength of documentation integrity largely depends on the scribblings (whether...Read More »
Q: We have a new CDI program with a huge learning curve. I am an RN in a CDI position. There are many things to ask, but the present issue is the re-querying done by the coders, which results in a large number of charts being held up. Has this been a familiar problem...Read More »
Join our next full-group Council meeting on Monday, February 24, from 1:00 to 2:10 p.m. ET, for an update on community happenings and a panel on redefining KPIs, the first topic in the 2020 Leadership Council Research Series.
We’re ringing in the roaring 2020s with a charter mastermind group for up to eight Council members. Round out your resolutions with a commitment to career growth, and we’ll help you follow through with actionable insight...Read More »
