CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Opinion: CDI team diversity crucial for program advancement

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding

by Robert J. Thomas, BSN, RN, PHN

I attended nursing school at a four-year university that included classes in nursing history and continuum of care. Both courses required review of diversification in healthcare. Since the dawn of modern nursing, there have been controversies...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 1

Note from the Associate Director, Product Development: New CCDS Exam Prep Class

January 5, 2017
Education

I’m excited to share some good news this week. Due to popular demand, ACDIS has created a new boot camp devoted to the CCDS credential. In two days, the class will prepare participants for all the areas the examination covers, how best to study for it, and even day-of-test tips to ensure you...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

CDI at first blush: Understanding a whole new world

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory, Education

by Linnea Archibald

Though I can now follow along with (at least some of) the acronyms related to CDI, I’m still pretty new to the field. Ever since I was eight years old—or so my parents tell me—I wanted to be a writer. So, when I saw the job posting and description for the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Radio Recap: CDI and coder collaboration equal Ardent success

January 1, 2017
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding

Editor’s note: “ACDIS Radio” is a biweekly free webinar featuring ACDIS Director Brian Murphy with case study presentations and interviews with some of the CDI industry’s most cutting-edge practitioners. Tune in every other Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. ET. Register at...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Physician Advisor's Corner: Your CMI dropped: What is (and isn’t) in your control

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Trey La Charité, MD

Turning the microscope to critically examine the program you painstakingly created is no easy task. It is a challenging process that requires a fair amount of humility and humbleness. It’s hard to accept that your program, your staff, and you (the physician...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

In the News: New codes, standards offer new CDI opportunities

January 1, 2017
News

Hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) declined by 21% in the last five years, according to a report, “National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts to Make Health Care Safer,” published by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Meet a Member: ‘Light-bulb moments’ special for Alabama CDI

January 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance

Jeff Morris, RN, BSN, CCDS, started his career in CDI four-and-a-half years ago. Before that, Morris worked as a nurse for more than 15 years in adult critical care, emergency, and ambulatory settings before moving to pediatric emergency and outpatient sedation. Now, he’s the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 1

Update ahead of the 10th annual ACDIS Conference

January 1, 2017

ACDIS is honored to announce that Sorrel King will now be joining us on the podium as our featured general session motivational speaker on day one of the 10th annual ACDIS Conference. In 2001, Sorrel’s daughter Josie died as a result of medical errors. Consumed by grief, King was determined to...Read More »

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