CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Staying on your toes: Change management during technology implementations

July 1, 2021
CDI Management, Education

by Linnea Archibald
With expanded remote work capabilities, increased productivity, and streamlined workflow processes, technology has improved the way CDI professionals conduct their day-to-day work in a myriad of ways. Introducing any new technological solutions, however, can...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 4

Q&A: Uncertain diagnoses at time of discharge

January 28, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I am getting mixed information regarding uncertain diagnoses and if they have to be documented at the time of discharge (and if so, what does the “time of discharge” mean), or if the uncertain diagnoses have to be in the discharge summary. Can you please help clarify?Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Guest column: Change management in the MGH CDI program

July 1, 2021
CDI Management, Education

by Patricia A. Durgin, MS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CPHQ, and Kristine O’Day, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS
At Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the word “change” is commonly repeated in our rapidly growing and expanding CDI program. Over the past several years, we’ve gone through an EHR and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 4

Journal excerpt: Recruitment and hiring practices—Who’s poolside?

January 28, 2021
CDI Expansion, CDI Management

by Monica Tyiska, MBA-PM, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CHA, OHCC, CCP-P

As a hiring manager, when I am presented with candidates, they have already gone through a human resources (HR) screening, so I don’t see everyone that was poolside to begin with. If a candidate has made it past the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Note from the Editorial Director: Catching ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat

July 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Melissa Varnavas
I was having a day. My internet connection was spotty. The temperature had risen to the mid-90s. My deadlines had deadlines, and those were springing deadlines of their own. One of my impending tasks included recording my part in a game of virtual catch with my...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 4

ACDIS update: What do you want ACDIS to focus on in 2021? Participate in the Membership Survey

January 28, 2021

Every January, ACDIS asks its members to participate in a short survey to share their thoughts about membership benefits. It’s an opportunity for members to share what they love about ACDIS and what they wish ACDIS might provide its members in the coming year.

While 2020 may have been...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 4

Case study: A proactive plan—Transitioning from on-site to remote CDI

July 1, 2021
CDI Management, Education

by Carolyn Riel
Many CDI departments have traditionally operated in a 100% on-site or hybrid model, but during the COVID-19 pandemic many programs had to temporarily move to completely remote work. For some programs, that move could end up being permanent. While nearly 50% of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 4

ACDIS update: The second surge of COVID-19 webinar

January 28, 2021
Education

With the second surge of COVID-19 this winter, many CDI professionals are working from home and feeling the sting of furloughs and hiring freezes but are also fighting back with creative solutions and deep-dive record reviews that are transforming the profession and re-establishing CDI value....Read More »

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