FEATURES 7 Diverse backgrounds, diverse educational needs 14 Continuing education for experienced staff 26 So happy organizing meeitngs together 34 ...Read More »
You’ve probably heard the mantra that, in order to grow personally and professionally, you need to “continually improve.” This is often accompanied by the advice, “get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” These pat aphorisms are often presented as memes on...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
September comes bittersweetly for those unwilling to give up on idealized days spent lounging by the stream, ocean, or pool. Certainly, by mid-August, for kids cramming to finish their summer reading projects and begrudgingly relinquishing their super-soakers,...Read More »
By Robin Jones, RN, BSN, MHA/Ed, CCDS
In 2004, when I entered the world of CDI, I can remember sitting in a classroom for one week learning about diagnosis related groups (DRG), complications and comorbid conditions (CC) and major CCs (MCC), case-mix index (CMI), severity of...Read More »
Q:If the patient comes in with a high blood alcohol level and the provider documents that number in their note, do they also need to specifically write “patient with intoxication?”Read More »
The CDI field is a heterogeneous one—filled with professionals from a wide range of healthcare backgrounds. According to the 2018 CDI Week Industry Survey, 93% of CDI programs employ nurses, 37% employ coding/HIM professionals, 35% employ physicians as advisors or champions, 15% employ foreign-...Read More »