CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 3

Physician advisor roles across departments: A marriage of convenience

May 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Advisors

by Jess Fluegel

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 »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 3

Local chapter update: Two weeks left to sign your 2024 Local Chapter Agreement!

January 18, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

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 »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 3

Guest column | Severe malnutrition and morbid obesity

May 1, 2024
Clinical & Coding

by Brandi Hutcheson, RN, MSN, CCM, CCDS, CCA

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 »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 3

Meet a member | ‘Stumbling into CDI’

May 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

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?
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CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 2

Download the March/April 2024 edition of the CDI Journal!

March 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

FEATURES
​5 2023 CDI Salary Survey: Remote work and hiring/staffing trends
12 Outpatient CDI workflows and structure
18 Striking gold with pediatric CDI
...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 2

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Lend your expertise, build a better ACDIS

January 11, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Linnea Archibald

Did you know that ACDIS is supported by an advisory board and eight volunteer committees? Across all those groups, there are nearly 100 CDI professionals who volunteer their time and expertise for the betterment of the ACDIS and CDI community. The...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 2

Note from the Associate Editorial Director | A CDI for all settings

March 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Linnea Archibald

CDI has become indispensable for many organizations after many years of proven success in the inpatient acute care space. As healthcare organizations continue to feel the financial pinch—a lingering reality from the COVID-19 pandemic years—they often turn to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 2

News: CMS releases 2024 Therapy Code List and Dispositions

January 11, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

CMS posted its 2024 Therapy Code List and Dispositions on December 28, JustCoding...Read More »

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