CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Guest column: Impact of CDI in the emergency department

March 1, 2023
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

by Kathleen M. Romero, MSN, RN, EBP-C, Cynthia Beal, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, and Renee Pate, MSOL, MSN Ed., RN, CCDS
In 2018, the South Texas Veterans Health Care System implemented a CDI program in the emergency department (ED) with the goal of improving coding accuracy, professional...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 2

Q&A: Updating the problem list

January 12, 2023
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Do your CDI staff members update the problem list? If so, do you have a policy or protocol that you are willing to share?

Answer #1: We do update the problem list in Epic if we have an agreed query. We also provide an overview message...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

2022 Salary Survey excerpt: Data to support hiring, expanding your team

March 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Linnea Archibald
Since ACDIS conducted its first CDI Salary Survey, respondents have incrementally reported higher annual salaries. Despite the continually tightening margins for healthcare organizations, the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Check your mailboxes for the ACDIS conference brochure!

January 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The month of May is closer than you’d think—and ACDIS is gearing up to provide the best in-person conference experience yet! Download our comprehensive 2023 ACDIS Conference brochure, detailing...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Guest column: It’s time to change your E/M documentation habits

March 1, 2023
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, Physician Advisors

by Andrew B. Maigur, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, CMPC
While most of us rang in the new year either with friends and family or caring for our patients at the bedside, something changed in the regulatory world of healthcare with considerable impact on provider revenue. As of January 1, 2023,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Applications now open for three ACDIS boards and committees

January 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS volunteer boards and committees are the backbone of our organization, serving the ACDIS community through best-practice guidance, celebration and appreciation programs, advocacy of other members, and much more.

Volunteers also have personal opportunity to widen their own personal...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Guest column: CDI in CAHs—Consider change management, quality reporting, reimbursement

March 1, 2023
CDI Expansion

by Jessie Roske, MD, FHM
As healthcare systems look to replicate successful CDI programs outside of large complex community or academic health centers, there are unique considerations for rural settings. Of course, “rural” is a social, economic, and cultural descriptor, whereas...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Earn up to 24 ACDIS CEUs through your membership and free ACDIS offerings!

January 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Did you know that just by taking advantage of the CEUs offered through the CDI Journal, ACDIS Podcast, Quarterly Calls, and the CDI Week webinar, you could earn 24 CEUs per year toward your CCDS/CCDS-O recertification?

ACDIS periodically offers free single or multi-day...Read More »

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