The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reflect on the previous year, reminiscing over good times and bad. As the ACDIS team looks back over 2019 and ahead to 2020, we wanted to take a few moments to remind you of the topics and articles covered last year in the CDI Journal....Read More »
Heather Pautz, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, CCDS, CDIP, is a CDI specialist at Children’s Wisconsin, and the secretary for the Wisconsin ACDIS local chapter. She has been in CDI for four years.Read More »
I just finished reading a book by the historian H.W Brands called The General and the President. It’s a tale of conflict between President Harry S. Truman and Douglas MacArthur, the American commander-in-chief...Read More »
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
patients were discharged accompanied by their spouse
All providers were documenting in their charts with care
In hope that no queries would soon be there
Kimberly Huff, BA, COC, CCDS, is a clinical validation denials coordinator for Providence Ministry (formerly known as Providence St. Joseph Health). She is a founding member and leader of the Arkansas ACDIS chapterRead More »
I sometimes drift through our office space—often deserted now in the era of COVID-19—and think about how the cubicles represent our spot in the healthcare industry. CDI occupies a single cubicle somewhere on the Revenue Cycle’s...Read More »
by Christine Donnamiller, RN, ACDIS-Approved CDI Apprentice
Recently, we have seen a rise in the documented diagnosis of malnutrition at our inpatient facilities. Malnutrition is highly reviewed among auditors and just as commonly denied among payers. I want to share the most...Read More »
