CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1

Communication and investing in the future: Management soft skills

January 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

by Carolyn Riel
It’s the natural progression of many CDI specialists to work their way up the career ladder rungs and one day become a supervisor or manager. Being in such a leadership position requires extensive knowledge about CDI and the way a facility’s program operates. Aside...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1

Guest column: Leading through service

January 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

by Denice Piwowar, BSN, RN, CCDS
The concept of servant leadership was first introduced by Robert K. Greenleaf in his 1970 essay “The Servant as Leader.” Greenleaf was...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1

Key performance indicators: Proving efficacy, shining a light on opportunities

January 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

by Linnea Archibald
One of the biggest components of a CDI leader’s role is to track, trend, and report on the CDI department’s performance. Key performance indicators (KPI) can range in complexity depending on the needs of the organization, but all are imperative for proving the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1

Guest column: Outpatient CDI fundamentals: What does risk adjustment look like?

January 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Outpatient CDI, Education

by Leyna Belcher, DNP-C, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, and Kenzi Brooks, CCS, CPC-A, COC, CRC, CCDS-O
Fundamentally, what makes outpatient CDI different from inpatient CDI? There are a multitude of similarities between inpatient CDI basics and reviews, but outpatient CDI has many...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1

Position paper: ACDIS/AHIMA-compliant clinical documentation integrity technology standards

January 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

Editor’s note: Please note that ACDIS and AHIMA accepted comments on this paper from December 7 through December 12 for possible incorporation into the final version. The version in the Journal does not include those changes and reflects the paper in its original form....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 57

Note from the ACDIS team: We look forward to seeing you again in 2022

December 30, 2021

We all hope you are enjoying some time off for the holidays before the new year starts! I think we can all agree that 2021 has gone by in the blink of an eye, yes somehow some rest and relaxation is very needed.

As we head in to 2022, we are excited for a new set of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 57

2021 CDI Strategies Roundup

December 30, 2021

The ACDIS offices will be closed until Tuesday, January 4. We hope you’re spending time recharging as we enter the new year as well. While we’re out, we wanted to provide you with our top CDI Strategies articles from 2021. This year, we published 57 editions of CDI Strategies....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 57

Journal excerpt: Keep an eye on the periphery

December 30, 2021

As with any new review area, CDI teams can choose to focus on a variety of diagnoses within the Vizient risk adjustment model. CDI programs benefit most, however, from picking a manageable number of diagnoses, to maximize priorities. At a large academic medical center in the northeast, the CDI...Read More »

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