Sona Buchanan, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPC, CRC, is the system HIM manager—CDI and TV IRF-PAI, at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise, Idaho, a member of the Idaho ACDIS local chapter, and a member of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council.Read More »
Hopefully you know all about our CDI Boot Camps by now. Maybe your facility has already held an in-person Boot Camp, or maybe you’ve seen some of the abundant...Read More »
by Lucia Skipwith Lilien, RN, CCDS, CDIP, C-CDI, CP-DAM
Our CDI program is a very old one. We first started in 2002 when it was called “concurrent coding” and when leukocytosis was a CC. For quite a few years, there was a struggle to find a home for our group. We started in case...Read More »
How many of you remember the nursing days of “see one, do one, teach one?” Of having Nurse Wretched (not Ratchet) hanging over your shoulder while inserting your first Foley catheter in a female grumbling “just look for the...Read More »
Do you know a CDI colleague who goes above and beyond to advance the CDI profession through their daily duties, helping their colleagues, and pushing forward CDI outcomes at your facility? Why not nominate them for one of this year’s ACDIS Achievement Awards?!Read More »
Did you know that along with access to Quarterly Calls with the ACDIS Advisory Board, opportunities to participate in an Official ACDIS Local Chapter in your area, and five free email signature images to celebrate certification statuses, as an ACDIS member you also get two free job...Read More »
