CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Note from the ACDIS Editor | Building bridges across healthcare professions

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by Jess Fluegel

Each year, ACDIS surveys its membership and the greater CDI community to take the pulse of the industry on hot topics. Among the challenges cited in the 2025 ACDIS Membership—and nearly every year before it—provider engagement remains one of the top three...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Guest Column | A new model for collaboration: Surgeons, CDI, coding, and quality

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by Priscilla Marlar, MHA, CSSBB, CPHQ, and John W. Cromwell, MD

Do you remember playing the game “Telephone” in grade school? The teacher would line us up and give the first student a spoken prompt to whisper to the next student, and so it would go until the message reached the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 1

Q&A: Reporting outpatient consultations

January 1, 2026
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI

Q: How are outpatient consultations reported? And what qualifies as a consultation?

A: Outpatient consultations are reported with CPT codes 99242-99245. Each has a time and a level of medical decision-making (MDM). You report either the time or MDM. Here's an overview:...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 1

ACDIS update: Share your feedback on ACDIS offerings on our annual community survey!

January 1, 2026
ACDIS Guidance

How well is ACDIS meeting your needs as a CDI professional? What do you think of our educational offerings, or professional development opportunities? What has your experience been using ACDIS to network within the CDI community?

This is your chance to tell us how we’re doing! From now...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Feature | Implementing physician-facing technology to reduce query burden

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

by Jess Fluegel

As the profession’s relevance grows in the healthcare sphere, a CDI program’s efforts to improve the accuracy of clinical documentation reach far beyond the queries they send. Organizations benefit when the goals of CDI are incorporated into their physician...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 1

ACDIS update: New podcast episode on SOFA-2 criteria out now!

January 1, 2026
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

We're delighted to share that the new episode of the ACDIS Podcast is now available! Click here to listen now!

This week’s guests are Coral Fernandez, RN, CCDS, CCS, CDI auditor/educator at Baptist...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Guest Column | Unlocking your potential: How lifelong learning fuels success

January 1, 2026
Physician Advisors

by Kelly Sutton, MHL, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS

What are some of the only things in life that people can't take away from you? Education and knowledge. Once achieved, they are indelible. Not only can lifelong learning fuel one’s personal growth and development, but it can also...Read More »
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 »

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