CDI management has to be creative when it comes to staff retention.
Consider what it costs to train a CDI specialist. Most of the time, CDI specialists are hired with no experience. To start, they likely need up to three months of training and oversight. This can get costly, as it can add...Read More »
As the baby boomer generation ages, their movement from active engagement in the workforce to retirement affects a host of profession types and poses serious risks to the nation’s healthcare institutions. Such news has been like a thunder cloud building over the past decade.Read More »
This is it: my last day on Certification Watch here at ACDIS. It’s been a good run and I’m grateful for the relationships, friendships, and the love. I even learned a lot from the tough conversations, mostly about myself.
Every year, ACDIS calls on CDI professionals to participate in its salary survey to gain insight into how those in the field are being compensated for their work and to assess the growth of the roles and requirements related to...Read More »
ACDIS celebrated its ninth annual CDI Week from September 16-20, recognizing CDI professionals across the country for the incredible work they do. Facilities and local chapters nationwide joined the fun, embracing the theme, “CDI Superheroes: The Heroes Hospitals Deserve” fully with posters,...Read More »
Health record documentation matters just as much as it did in 2007 when ACDIS was founded. In fact, it matters more than ever with affects far beyond reimbursement.
“Improvement” is a positive word. It implies forward movement, getting better at a chosen activity or practice. Merriam-...Read More »
September was a busy month for ACDIS local chapters. Last week alone there were meetings in Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, and Oklahoma. In Georgia, attendees got into the CDI Week spirit with a superhero photobooth and in Virginia members leveraged the...Read More »
As part of the ninth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Janie Brown, RN, CCDS, who is the director of clinical documentation accuracy at Community Health Network in Indianapolis,...Read More »