by Brian Murphy
In the summer of 2020, our nation witnessed what seemed to be a weekly string of disturbing, terrible incidents involving violence perpetrated on people of color. We know the victims today, by name, due to the calls for justice from the voices of hundreds of...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
In many ways, 2020 was a year of reckoning for the United States and the world as a whole. While the COVID-19 pandemic revealed ways in which our public health initiatives need reforming, the wrongful deaths of several Black and other minority individuals at...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
There are times in life where most people need advocacy, be it with a career opportunity, clashes with friends and family, or obstacles in their personal life. Generally, people can draw on others’ help in achieving those goals, but there might also come times when...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
By now, most readers know how much I love a good extended metaphor. The turning of the new year presents so many opportunities to pick up on all that symbolism of change. Usually, I relish the opportunity to exercise a little magic eight ball consultation,...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
By definition, “adversity relates to any difficulty or misfortune, essentially any barrier a person faces, whether it be socioeconomic, due to race or ethnicity, or any other limiting factors that would pose itself in the opposition to the accomplishment of one’s...Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic brought into stark relief the fact that CDI departments must have a strong and consistent mechanism for displaying the value they bring to their organizations. It doesn’t necessarily matter what that value is—financial impact, quality...Read More »
As part of the 10th annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Peggy Rice, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CDI specialist at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah, and a member of the 2020...Read More »