CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 61

Guest post: Outdated heart failure terminology

December 29, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

​by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

I just finished reading a book by the historian H.W Brands called The General and the President. It’s a tale of conflict between President Harry S. Truman and Douglas MacArthur, the American commander-in-chief...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 61

‘Twas the Night Before CDI Season

December 23, 2020

by Susan Fleenor, RN, BSN, MS

‘Twas the night before CDI season when all through the land,

CDI departments were very busy at hand.

Back in their offices, not a creature was stirring not even a mouse,

Because all the CDS staff were now home, working in their...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 60

Guest post: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, CDI style

December 22, 2020
ACDIS Guidance

by Shelley Scribbins, RN, BSN, CCDS

‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
patients were discharged accompanied by their spouse
All providers were documenting in their charts with care
In hope that no queries would soon be there

While...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 59

Meet a Member: CDI work means more than accurate coding

December 15, 2020
ACDIS Guidance

​Kimberly Huff, BA, COC, CCDS, is a clinical validation denials coordinator for Providence Ministry (formerly known as Providence St. Joseph Health). She is a founding member and leader of the Arkansas ACDIS chapterRead More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 58

Guest post: Counting COVID-19 cases

December 8, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

​by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

I sometimes drift through our office space—often deserted now in the era of COVID-19—and think about how the cubicles represent our spot in the healthcare industry. CDI occupies a single cubicle somewhere on the Revenue Cycle’s...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 57

Guest post: Advice for coding and documentation malnutrition

November 24, 2020

by Christine Donnamiller, RN, ACDIS-Approved CDI Apprentice

Recently, we have seen a rise in the documented diagnosis of malnutrition at our inpatient facilities. Malnutrition is highly reviewed among auditors and just as commonly denied among payers. I want to share the most...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 56

Guest post: Establishing a rounding routine

November 4, 2020
Education, Physician Queries

by Marlene Goodwin-Esola, MSN, RNC, NE-BC

Approximately 11 months ago, I accepted the role of the CDI manager in a facility where I formerly held a nurse executive position. Although I was new to the CDI world, I was given the role of manager based on my experience in leadership...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 56

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: A glass half full of financial return

December 19, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Denials & Appeals, Policies & Procedures

by Melissa Varnavas

In 2017, nearly 38% of CDI professionals said they review medical records primarily for financial outcomes, according to an ACDIS benchmarking survey. ACDIS sources sounded alarm bells saying:

  • “On the one hand, those numbers were really very
    • ...Read More »

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