Fights happen. On the playground. In the classroom. In the kitchen. Conflict is a normal part of the human experience; however, when a final DRG and a working DRG get into a fight, sometimes they need a few CDI specialist helping hands to resolve the issue....Read More »
ACDIS has updated its CEU application for non-chapter events, which you can access on our website by going to the “Certifications” tab, choosing CCDS or CCDS-O, and then selecting “CCDS CEUs” or “CCDS-O CEUs” where all the relevant documents are found. You can also find the application ...Read More »
I recently took a personality test and, after answering a series of questions based on various case scenarios, learned that my strengths are in collaboration and education. It took me some time to reflect on what this meant in the context of working as a...Read More »
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a CDI department, in possession of a part-time physician advisor who is already stretched too thin, may be in want of provider engagement. Certainly, physician advisors being pulled in multiple directions won’t stop the...Read More »
Earlier this month, local chapter and networking group leaders should have received an email from ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald with the Local Chapter Agreement form which must...Read More »
Over the course of the past year while conducting severe malnutrition audits, I've found some cases where severe malnutrition and morbid obesity co-occur in the documentation. So far, I have observed seven cases where this has happened...Read More »
Tracy Gapinski, BSN, RN, CCDS, is a CDI specialist lead at Community Healthcare System in Valparaiso, Indiana, and is associated with the Indiana ACDIS chapter. She has been in the CDI field for six years now.
ACDIS: What did you do before entering CDI? ...Read More »
