ACDIS celebrates CDI professionals annually with a full week of recognition for the profession through activities, education, and fun. This year’s CDI Week theme is CDI in Orbit: Infinite Opportunities, celebrating the cosmic impact CDI professionals have on all aspects...Read More »
When was the last time you celebrated yourself? Too often, we wait until an official anniversary, designated vacation, or obligatory family function to set aside time for celebration. But as I’ve become involved in all the preparations ACDIS puts into CDI Week, I...Read More »
Insurance claim denials and DRG downgrades are frequent concerns and growing areas of focus for CDI programs. CDI functions have expanded to include denial mitigation in their record review process, seeking to capture patient complexity, clarify documentation inconsistencies, and clinically...Read More »
ACDIS developed the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient (CCDS-O) to provide a trusted baseline of competency for CDI in the outpatient setting. Currently, the CCDS-O exam uses the CMS-HCC Risk Adjustment Model Version 24, but the exam will be updated to Version 28 on October 1...Read More »
In a previous version of CDI Strategies, we shared a few suggestions for how you might celebrate CDI Week with your chapter this September 16-20. This week, we want to hear from you...Read More »
I’ve written before about how I loved being a student all through my educational years, and I think many of you reading this article are in the same boat with me. That’s one of the things that attracts professionals to the CDI industry: There’s always...Read More »
This year, ACDIS is looking to take our CDI Week theme, CDI in Orbit: Infinite Opportunities, from the far reaches of infinity to beyond! However, no human can embark on such an endeavor alone—any space expedition,...Read More »
