ACDIS is pleased to provide one CEU towards recertification of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential for participation in our quarterly conference calls. Quarterly conference calls are offered as a benefit to ACDIS members and recordings of the calls are available as...Read More »
Sadly, there are patients who will not survive their current level of illness regardless of the best efforts of their physicians and their medical facility. The providers caring for these patients are often at risk of underreporting those patients’...Read More »
ACDIS Members Services Specialist Penny Richards is soliciting tips and advice from the ACDIS community to help celebrate the Association’s 5th anniversary. We will compile this advice in a special report “Things You Need to Know to be a CDI Super Star.”
by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS
CDI is an ever-changing and ever-evolving profession. The following is a sample job description and representation of skills required of the “new” CDI specialist; a staff member who can respond to the transformation of...Read More »
A clear understanding of the definition of principal diagnosis and the factors that play into principal diagnosis selection is extremely important, although oftentimes confusing. The definition of principal diagnosis is the diagnosis that is established after study to be the chief reason...Read More »
ACDIS has received several queries regarding networking opportunities for CDI professionals working in Critical Access Hospitals (CAH). CDI specialists are playing a more and more important role in ensuring that the documentation provided by the physician can be translated into accurate, code-...Read More »
ACDIS is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2013 ACDIS sixth Annual Conference, to be held May 21-23, 2013 at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.
National CDI Week celebrations will soon be here. This year’s event takes place September 17-21. On Monday, ACDIS members will receive an industry overview survey and analysis. Each day that week, ACDIS members will receive a special email Q&A from industry experts and CDI professionals...Read More »
