CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

Journal excerpt: CDI efforts affecting the special care nursery

May 17, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

By Cathy Farraher, RN, BSN, MBA, CCCM, CCDS

At a recent meeting, my facility coders discussed that our special care nursery (SCN) patients were an outlier for length of stay (LOS). This surprised CDI staff—the reputation of the unit was very good, so how could it be an outlier?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

Local chapter update: Sneak peek at conference networking plans

May 17, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Day 2 of the ACDIS annual conference is devoted to local chapters and networking groups. Attendees are encouraged to wear sports gear or other state-themed garb to make it easier to identify each other and network. Volunteer leaders often go out of their way to decorate tables in the exhibit...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

ACDIS update: Quarterly Membership Conference Call today, May 17

May 17, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS members are invited to participate in today’s quarterly conference call at 1 p.m. eastern.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20

Book excerpt: Why conduct coding audits

May 17, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA/CGMA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS

A coding audit may be conducted by internal staff or external entities (often by insurers paying for the care). When planning to implement an internal coding auditing program, the type of reviews, focus areas, and review...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 19

Book excerpt: Creating a career ladder

February 8, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

By Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, Stephanie Hawley, RN, BSN, ACM, and Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP

Historically, CDI specialists transition to CDI from case management or HIM/coding due to the lack of experienced CDI specialists in the world. Today, those who do...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 19

Note from the Instructor: Wishing you a happy Nurses Week!

May 10, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

“Nurses: Inspire, Innovate, Influence.”

That’s the theme of Nurses Week in 2018 and it reflects so well how nurses have affected the profession of CDI over the years. Of course, nurses share this profession of CDI with many...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 19

ACDIS update: May/June CDI Journal focuses on expansion

May 10, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

“The scope of care a patient requires doesn’t start in the hospital,” writes ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas in the May/June edition of the CDI Journal. “It...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 19

News: Surviving Sepsis guidelines updated

May 10, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign released updated guidelines, advising that physicians and healthcare teams to collect blood cultures and lactate, begin 30 ml/kg fluid resuscitation for hypotension or lactatemia, and start...Read More »

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