CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2

Regulatory Committee Insight | Admit type discussion update: Where work stands today

March 1, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Penny Jefferson, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CCS, CDIP, CRC, CHDA, CRCR, CPHQ, ACPA-C

Admit type continues to present a significant risk across hospital operations, driven by limited formal education and widespread misinterpretation of national standards. Outside the National...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Tell us how we’re doing! ACDIS collecting feedback in our community survey

January 8, 2026
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS has grown so much after almost two decades as an association, but each year we look forward to further progress—and that starts with you! We are currently seeking feedback from the whole CDI community on how well ACDIS is meeting your needs as a CDI professional, how useful our educational...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2

Mastermind Insight | PSI exclusions and review structure: Advice from the 2025/2026 Quality Mastermind

March 1, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Jess Fluegel

If your CDI program hasn’t gotten involved in Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) reviews yet, it may only be a matter of time, and this year the 2025/2026 ACDIS CDI Leadership Council has gathered a Mastermind group dedicated to topics surrounding CDI and quality. (...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 2

Local chapter update: Check for local chapter events to add to your 2026 calendar!

January 8, 2026
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters! Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2

Guest Column | Breaking the copy-forward cycle: CDI, physician advisors partner to improve documentation

March 1, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Maria Anaizza Aurora Reyna, MD

Copy-and-paste functionality—also referred to as copy-forward or cloned documentation—has become deeply embedded in EHR workflows. In an environment of escalating documentation demands, this functionality offers clinicians much-...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2

Physician Advisor Corner | 10 things providers should not document

March 1, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

Let’s face it: Commonly used clinical vernacular within the medical record is sometimes out of step with today’s healthcare environment. Throughout training, providers learn terms, phrases, and charting techniques that are...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 1

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Kick off the new year with a new CDI Journal!

January 1, 2026
ACDIS Guidance, Education, Physician Queries

by Jess Fluegel

A very happy New Year from the ACDIS team! Now that we’re done with celebrations and counting down the seconds until midnight, it’s time to reengage and kick off 2026 with only the best of what our publications have to offer. Since provider engagement remains one...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1

Download the January/February 2026 edition of the CDI Journal!

January 1, 2026
Education, Physician Advisors

FEATURES
8 Implementing physician-facing technology to reduce query burden
14 Case study: CDI, revenue integrity, and the creation of an epilepsy monitoring unit
20 ...Read More »

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