CDI Journal - Volume 19, Issue 4

Feature | Building a bridge: CDI onboarding and education

July 1, 2025
Education

by Joshua Raposa

CDI onboarding may be likened to creating the foundation for infrastructure. In any building or bridge, the foundation is the necessary component to complete the project; it is that which the infrastructure cannot do without.

In a similar manner, the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 4

Local chapter update: Missed the Chapter Advisory panel? The recording is now available!

January 23, 2025
ACDIS Guidance, Education, News

Last week, the Chapter Advisory Committee held a panel to assist ACDIS chapter in their efforts recruiting and onboarding new volunteer leaders. If you are a volunteer assisting an ACDIS local chapter or networking group and happened to miss this great discussion, never fear—...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 19, Issue 4

Guest column | CDI and reporting PSIs, HACs, and mortality metrics

July 1, 2025
Education

by Jo-Anne Mullins, DNP, MSN, RN, CCDS, and Crystal E. East, BSN, CCDS, CPHQ, CPPS

Is it essential for a CDI specialist to understand risk-adjusted diagnoses, their exclusions, and adverse events? Typically, a quality department will receive the results of Patient Safety...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 19, Issue 4

Guest Column | CDI and coding challenges related to maternal and pediatric social determinants of health

July 1, 2025
Education

by Joanne Chopak-Foss, PhD, and Alba Kuqi, MD, MSHIM, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, CSMC, RHIA, CCM

Social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly impact outcomes in maternal and child health (MCH), particularly for marginalized populations. As CDI efforts evolve to reflect...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 19, Issue 4

Case Study | Curate your CDI education program: Feedback and collaboration

July 1, 2025
Education

by Jess Fluegel

Many factors play into the tangible, reportable outcomes that mark a CDI department’s impact. But in a profession dedicated to educating others about accurate clinical documentation, there is perhaps no better indicator of a program’s success than the strength of...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 19, Issue 4

Guest Column | Achieving education results in CDI

July 1, 2025
Education

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

When you decided to move into CDI, you may have been enticed by a sense of job simplicity. “All I have to do is get people to put more things in the medical record? Sign me up!” Once reality sunk in as to how difficult that task would...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 19, Issue 3

Download the May/June 2025 edition of the CDI Journal!

May 1, 2025
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI, Physician Queries

FEATURES

7 From pilot to post-implementation: A journey to the heart of CDI technology
13 Case study: Expanding under the pediatric umbrella
21 A road trip with only...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 3

Note from the Director: Volunteer to serve on the ACDIS Advisory Board, Resource Library Committee

January 16, 2025
ACDIS Guidance

by Rebecca Hendren

Have you ever wanted to have a say in ACDIS’ white papers and position papers or offer your two cents on what the big issues in CDI might be? If so, a seat on the ACDIS Advisory Board might be just your cup of tea.

The CDI profession features people from...Read More »

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