CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 36

News: Clinician bias negatively affects the quality of home healthcare, study shows

September 7, 2023
Clinical & Coding, News

The care provided by home health clinicians is negatively impacted by their bias toward patients, according to a recent study conducted by the Columbia University School of Nursing. Judgmental language was used for 38% of patients, in 10%...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 36

News: Nursing groups strongly oppose AMA’s policy change to regulate advanced practice RNs

September 7, 2023
News, Policies & Procedures

After the American Medical Association’s (AMA) recent policy amendment, which calls for advanced practice RNs (APRN) to be licensed and regulated jointly by the state medical and nursing boards, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) released a statement in strong opposition to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 36

CDI Week 2023 Q&A Preview 1: Workflow tools and technology

September 7, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

As part of the upcoming 13th annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Alyce Reavis, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCS, CDI auditing coordinator at Evangelical Community Hospital in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 36

ACDIS update: Call for Journal submissions on CDI quality topics!

September 7, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education, Quality & Regulatory

With our newest September/October issue published, ACDIS is ending the year with one of our favorite topics: CDI and quality! Considering how much of CDI efforts involve documenting quality of care, it’s...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 36

ACDIS update: Mark your calendars for the 2023 CDI Week State of the Industry webinar

September 7, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Did you know that currently, more than 41% of CDI professionals say they have a career ladder in place in their department, and more than 22% say their department offers financial incentives to staff for earning CDI-specific credentials? Did you know that 81.27% of CDI professionals put sepsis...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 36

ACDIS update: Get inspired to celebrate and download fun resources in preparation for CDI Week!

September 7, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS is always of the opinion that CDI efforts need more recognition, and each year during CDI Week we spend extra time to help make that happen. The 2023 Furthering Education Committee has worked hard to put together resources for you and your team so...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 36

ACDIS local chapter update: What are your chapter plans for CDI Week?

September 7, 2023
CDI Expansion, Education

Summer break is over, and local chapters and networking groups have a ton of education in store for the month of September! On top of that, it’s the month of CDI Week, when the CDI community focuses on spreading awareness, education, and recognition for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 35

Note from the ACDIS Interim Director: Third quarter 2023 Coding Clinic update

August 31, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC

We had a mid-August surprise with an early release of the third quarter Coding Clinic. It contained 28 pages of advice, much of which was very interesting and somewhat surprising. Because I can’t cover the release in...Read More »

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