CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 3

Director’s Note: CDI, so much more than just reimbursement

July 1, 2013
ACDIS Guidance

Let’s face it: CDI is a large and growing profession in part because it increases hospital case-mix indexes and reimbursement. A good CDI program leads to accurate documentation of specific diagnoses, resulting in a more accurate representation of a patient’s severity of illness, and better...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 2

Director’s Note: Conference lineup set; poster applications and CDI Professional of the Year nominations sought

January 17, 2013
ACDIS Guidance

This year’s ACDIS Conference takes place May 21–23, 2013 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Take a second...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 2

ACDIS/AHIMA brief provides additional query guidance

April 1, 2013
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

It’s been more than 12 years since AHIMA published its first recommendations governing coder-physician interactions. Since “Developing a Physician Query Process,” published in 2001, much in the healthcare industry has changed—and much change is still to come.

Thus the impetus for the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 2

Director's note: ACDIS/AHIMA query brief: Take a bow, members!

April 1, 2013
ACDIS Guidance

There’s so much in the “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice”, brief as the article on p. 1 outlines. And you can read the complete practice brief here, beginning on p. 7. I encourage you to do so.

Who decided what this new brief would cover? It was you, our ACDIS members....Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 7, Issue 2

Council update: Temporary Council updates for the coming months

February 10, 2025
ACDIS Guidance, Leadership Council

Council members should have received an email with the following information from ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald on Friday, January 24, 2025, regarding her upcoming maternity leave starting in early February and running until May 2025. Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 7, Issue 1

Council reminder: Applications for Advisory Board, Resource Library Committee open now!

January 13, 2025
ACDIS Guidance, Leadership Council

ACDIS volunteer boards and committees are the cornerstone of our organization, serving the ACDIS community through best-practice guidance, celebration and appreciation programs, advocacy of other members, and much more.

Volunteers also have personal opportunity to widen their own personal...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 1

Advisory Board members share memories of service

January 1, 2013
ACDIS Guidance

Each year, four new Advisory Board members step forward to lend leadership to the ACDIS membership, and four trusted members take a step back from their roles. These board members shared their thoughts on the growth of ACDIS and the CDI profession as a whole during their three-year tenure on the...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 6, Issue 48

Looking to become a CDI specialist? Six tips to make the career transition

December 12, 2013
ACDIS Guidance, Education

As some of you may know, ACDIS is working on a CDI staff training manual. The book (due to publish prior to the 2014 conference) will help program managers train their new staff on CDI basics.

But what should those individuals who are thinking about making the leap from either the nursing...Read More »

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