by Anneleah Williams-Bridges, MS, MBCA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, RH-CBS, LIA
Until recently, many organizations have solely used their CDI resources to strengthen the capture of CCs/MCCs, Hierarchical Condition Categories, severity of illness/risk of mortality, and DRG validation....Read More »
Do you know a CDI professional who goes above and beyond their daily duties to advance the CDI profession, help their colleagues, and move the needle on CDI outcomes at your facility? Consider nominating them for one of this year’s ACDIS Achievement Awards.
The ACDIS advisory board is conducting an ongoing educational series on provider engagement. As part of this series, the board has developed a survey to gather data on the relationship between provider engagement efforts, provider buy-in, and their impact on CDI chart review productivity.Read More »
FEATURES 6 Starting out in CDI (B) 10 Case study: Taking physician education virtual (B, I, A) 15 Expanding your CDI department (A) 23 CDI...Read More »
By Linnea Archibald
The ACDIS team has been working remotely from home since March 16. At the time of this edition’s publication, we’ve been home for 169 days. Of course, the ACDIS team aren’t the only ones who’ve been social distancing and working remotely. As of ...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
CDI professionals come to the field from a myriad of backgrounds. While ACDIS’ previous survey data shows that most of our members arrive at CDI from a clinical background beginning in bedside nursing, the ranks are filled out by those from coding/health...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
Organizations are beginning to realize the value of a well-oiled CDI program and the benefits it brings to the organization as a whole, from correct reimbursement, to accurate quality scores, to decreased risk of denials and better communication about patient...Read More »
by Sharon M. Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D
The CDI acronym in the home health industry is new to many, but the process is not. That’s because home health staff understand the importance of capturing documentation to support coding, outcomes, quality initiatives, patients’ needs,...Read More »
