by Carolyn Riel
One of the main aspects of the CDI role is provider education. But unlike query impacts—both financial and quality related—proving an ROI for educational efforts can be exceptionally difficult. There are no quality scores or rankings, no DRG changes, no concrete...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
So, your organization has a CDI program. How do you know if it’s any good? What positive impact is it having on your facility? Is it achieving everything it can? These questions can be answered only if you have performance data to...Read More »
The ability to communicate effectively with staff, the C-suite, providers, and other organizational entities is arguably the most important soft skill for a good leader.
“You can’t succeed as a manager if you can’t communicate your goals, your department’s mission, and your impact on the...Read More »
FEATURES 6 The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force 12 Foreign-trained physicians in CDI 20 Advocating for yourself 27 Case study: Overcoming...Read More »
By Carolyn Riel
The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force has been an active group within ACDIS since the summer of 2020. When creating this task force, it was important to choose a name that rightly reflected ACDIS’ mission, striving not only for diversity, but also inclusivity....Read More »
by Monica Tyiska, MBA-PM, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CHA, OHCC, CCP-P
The traits that make us different from one another bring value to our places of employment and to our whole world. In recent years, organizations have begun to recognize the strength of diversity and focus their...Read More »
My organizations is considering implementing a pay scale for CDI specialists based on whether they hold the CCDS certification or not, but are not sure how much of an increase to implement. What are some possible examples of how to do it or what the increase should be?Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
While many people from bedside nursing and coding fields choose to enter the realm of CDI later on in their careers, foreign-trained physicians are often drawn into the world of CDI because of the difficulty getting a license to practice medicine in the United...Read More »
