CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 2

A quality role: Consider core measure review as the second act for CDI

April 1, 2010
Quality & Regulatory

Those working in CDI and quality improvement (QI)/ core measure review may have to rethink the old adage of playing separate roles. As Shakespeare writes in As You Like It, “All the world’s a stage … and all are merely players. … One man in his time plays many parts.”

More than 60% of...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 2

Quality measures Q&A

April 1, 2010
Quality & Regulatory

Q: What quality-/core measure–focused training materials do you recommend for CDI specialists?

A: Some training materials may be at your disposal already and you may not be aware of them. Check with your Quality Improvement Organization.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 2

Quality and CDI: One facility takes both roles to heart

April 1, 2010
Quality & Regulatory

In 1994, the Indiana Heart Institute decided to implement a dedicated cardiovascular quality data abstraction team. In 1996, the hospital expanded the team’s duties to include CDI responsibilities. This revised team obtained the information necessary for coding, as well as all the information...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 2

Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, first quarter 2010 update

April 29, 2010
Clinical & Coding

The attached is a supplement to the April 2010 issue of CDI Journal. It provides important updates every CDI specialist should know regarding new guidance issued in AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, First Quarter, 2010. The author of the article is James Kennedy, MD, CCS, of FTI...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 4, Issue 1

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: What to expect from the Leadership Council in 2022

January 10, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Leadership Council

​by Linnea Archibald

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe 2021 is already in the rearview mirror—heck, it’s hard for me to believe 2020 is in the rearview mirror. For most everyone, the last nearly two years have been filled with difficulty,...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 1

Guest Post: Revenue Cycle: A pertinent missing link in the CDI process

January 24, 2011
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS

From the perspective of the hospital administration, the revenue cycle may be defined to include all administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the capture, management, and collection of patient service revenue. ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 1

Director's Note: Happy New Year! ACDIS plans for 2010, the year of the tiger

January 7, 2010
ACDIS Guidance
Dear ACDIS members,
 
Let me begin by saying that I want to thank you all for your participation in ACDIS over the course of 2009. ACDIS is in many ways still a small home-grown association, but we’re building a name in the industry. You, our valued members, have helped...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 1

Download the PDF of the entire January 2010 issue of the CDI Journal

January 1, 2010

Director’s note 6
We’ve asked the advisory board what makes a good CDI specialist. 

CCDS celebration 7
See who recently passed the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist credentialing exam.

Clinical corner 8...Read More »

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