CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Note from the Instructor: Returning to CDI fundamentals

January 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Denials & Appeals, Education

by Kim Conner, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O
A great deal of change has occurred over the past three years in healthcare, and every organization nationally is feeling the financial burden in the wake of COVID-19 and recent natural disasters. CDI departments are stretched thin, pressured...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 1

Q&A: Outsourcing CDI work overseas

January 5, 2023
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management

Q: Are any healthcare organizations outsourcing their CDI department with foreign workers? If the department is remote anyway, what benefits and drawbacks are there to utilizing foreign CDI team members at a lower cost?

A: Some...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Case study: Quality specialists: A CDI program’s jack-of-all-trades

January 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

by Jess Fluegel
As traditional CDI specialists review and query to improve clinical documentation on the front end with concurrent reviews, other roles in a CDI department strive to improve the capture of quality measures, often working retrospectively after the patient has been...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 1

ACDIS update: Work for us as a part-time nurse planner!

January 5, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

Have you ever thought you’d love to be part of the ACDIS team, working hand in hand with our Boot Camp instructors and the ACDIS leadership team? We are currently seeking a part-time nurse planner to join the fray!

For this position, we are seeking a seasoned nurse with experience as a...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

CDI and quality: A collaborative approach

January 1, 2023
Quality & Regulatory

by Laura Roberts, BSN, RN, CCDS
If I have learned anything among the changes and challenges of the last few years, it’s that we as CDI professionals must be willing to stretch past our comfort zones. Given that many of us come from nursing backgrounds, we are usually willing to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 1

ACDIS update: First 2023 ACDIS Podcast episode available, now offering 0.5 ACDIS CEUs!

January 5, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

This week marks the beginning of a new era for the ACDIS Podcast! Starting with this week’s episode, the ACDIS Podcast will offer 0.5 ACDIS CEUs per episode...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Note from the Interim Director: Moving to “funky town”

January 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
DRGs 981, 982, 983, 987, 988, and 989 are “funky.” They encompass encounters in which the operating room (OR) procedure is unrelated to the principal diagnosis. I call them funky because it should be rare that you group to them...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 1

ACDIS update: Save $100 on your ACDIS conference ticket when you register before March 6!

January 5, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

This year, the 2023 ACDIS Conference is setting out to help everyone in the clinical documentation integrity field Flourish, both personally and professionally—so don’t waste any time saving your seat! To help make the conference...Read More »

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