CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 3

Meet a Member: ‘Remember, education is like layers of an onion.’

May 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

Tammy Yohn, BA, RN, CCDS-O, is a lead ambulatory CDI RN for Bellin Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She has been in the CDI field for seven years. Yohn is an active member of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council and Resource Library Committee.

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CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Download the March/April 2023 edition of the CDI Journal!

March 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

FEATURES
7 Trekking into the unknown of outpatient CDI
15 2023 CDI Salary Survey excerpt
24 Case study: Psych reviews
28 Case study: NICU...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 2

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Share your experience with mortality reviews in a CDI Journal article

January 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

by Jess Fluegel

While mortality reviews are not a responsibility in every CDI program, it has become a more and more common practice. Without reviewing mortality cases, many organizations find that their expected mortality (i.e., how severely ill their patients look on paper)...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: A flashlight for spelunking

March 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Linnea Archibald
CDI is a land of opportunity. We know from our recent survey data that more than half of CDI programs plan to hire new staff this year. This staffing expansion is likely partly due to expansions...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 2

News: 67% of nurses plan to exit current role in 3 years, survey shows

January 12, 2023
CDI Management, News

Staffing remains one of the top challenges for hospital executives throughout the pandemic and will likely continue over the coming years. In a survey published by Critical Care...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Trekking into the unknown with outpatient CDI

March 1, 2023
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

by Jess Fluegel
Despite increased expansion into outpatient CDI over the past several years, there are plenty of hang-ups that stop people from starting the journey. Among 2022 CDI Week Industry Survey...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 2

News: Hospital margins improved in November but remained negative overall for 2022, report states

January 12, 2023
News, Quality & Regulatory

In their National Hospital Flash Report published in December 2022, Kaufman Hall released data showing median hospital margins improved in November 2022...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Guest column: A road map for a successful ambulatory CDI program

March 1, 2023
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

by Purvi Shah, MD
To start with some background, Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) are an increasingly important way to track and report disease in the ambulatory setting, especially in value-based care. This concept is long-standing; the importance of a standardized way to...Read More »

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