CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 4

Guest column: Evolution of the CDI educator role

July 1, 2023
Education

by Clare DiBella, RN, CCDS, and Sydni Johnson, BSN, RN, CCDS

The CDI educator role is dynamic, evolving to fit the ever-changing landscape of coding and CDI. In the beginning years of Banner Health’s CDI program, the program was mainly focused on reimbursement within the MS-DRG...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 4

Case study: The CDI Swiss Army knife: The educator

July 1, 2023
Education

by Joshua Raposa

If a CDI department was going on an adventure through the forest, the CDI educator would be a crucial tool in the department’s pack: the Swiss Army knife.

In the tangled web of regulatory policy, and in the matted underbrush of compliance requirements,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 4

ACDIS update: Applications open for three ACDIS boards and committees until February 10

January 26, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

With January coming to a close, there are just two weeks before the call for ACDIS board and committee volunteers closes. Don’t let the opportunity pass you by to make an impact on ACDIS membership and the CDI community at...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 4

Local chapter update: Submit your local chapter agreement form or get involved!

January 26, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Earlier this month, all chapter and networking group leaders should have received an email from ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org) with the ...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 4

Guest column: Providing a good foundation: Trainee engagement in clinical documentation

July 1, 2023
Education

by Heather Briggs, MD, PhD, FACP, CHCHM-PHYADV, CCDS, and Rupesh Prasad, MD, CPE, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV

The electronic health record has expanded the role of clinical documentation beyond the description of a patient’s clinical course. Notes act as a communication tool for...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 4

Case study: Case management, CDI collaboration amidst shifts in reporting structure

July 1, 2023
Education

by Jess Fluegel

Since the profession’s inception, CDI work has never perfectly fit under one single department at most healthcare organizations. And with its evolution over the last couple of decades, the trends in CDI department reporting structure continue to change with it. In...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 4

Guest column: Soul sisters and CDI: Perspectives of mortality review from opposite coasts

July 1, 2023
Education

by Karen Puryear, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Mary Fortunato, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS

CDI brings people together, and the two of us (Karen and Mary) have been friends for a long time. We met when we took jobs in the same CDI department in North Carolina, and we even studied and sat for the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 4

Physician advisor corner: Wrangling the surgeons: Tips and tricks to achieve the impossible

July 1, 2023
Education, Physician Advisors

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

A conversation with a CDI professional regarding their experiences with surgeons typically elicits an eyeroll followed by a disheartened sigh or groan. Surgeons are often the toughest contingent of any medical staff with which a CDI...Read More »

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