Often, the first step getting started in CDI in becoming comfortable with the record review process is simply shadowing existing CDI staff members. If you are the first and only CDI specialist in your facility, reach out to ACDIS...Read More »
Q:I'm in charge of a coding audit for our department for the first time and trying to determine how many cases to use as a sample. What factors should I consider?Read More »
Formal CDI programs have existed in Australia for almost two years, now. Having established one of the first CDI programs here, I was in a very privileged position to influence how CDI might look in Australia.
By Marion Kruse, BSN, RN, MBA, and Jennifer Cavagnac, CCDS
As medical information moves from paper-based to electronic, CDI professionals as well as providers, hospital clinical and administrative leaders, coders, and other record analysts must consider the following questions...Read More »
In addition to the efforts of the core ACDIS team, a group of volunteers from the ACDIS membership work hard for months on end to make CDI Week memorable for all CDI professionals. If you’re interested in serving on this committee, please email ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald (...Read More »
At Saint Luke's Health System in Kansas City, Missouri, revenue integrity analysts pull a sample of 10 charts per provider per calendar year to conduct chart audits, says Sheri Bayless, CPC, CPPM, director of site of service revenue cycle at Saint Luke’s. The RIA reviews the...Read More »
By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
We’re all about language in the CDI world, which is probably why I fit in. I’ve always been kind of a vocabulary nerd, with an occasional spell of “grammar guy” thrown in for good measure. This is why I don’t like the song “I’ll Be There” by the...Read More »
