By Melissa Varnavas
A CDI manager recently explained to me that while she and her team had a supportive administration for a number of years, mission creep eventually seemed to take hold, and those once-supportive leaders now seemed to ignore the team’s staffing needs.
By Tamara A. Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCS, ACM-RN, CCDS-O
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC), an internationally recognized academic medical center in northwest North Carolina, has more than 14,000 employees. It is the largest employer in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County,...Read More »
Serving on the ACDIS Advisory Board requires dedication, patience, and expertise. Members guide the association and the profession over their three-year terms. During that time, the board volunteers participate in ACDIS’ quarterly membership conference calls, hold meetings, write ACDIS position...Read More »
Stepping into any new leadership position, even one you’ve been properly prepared for, can be a challenge. Many CDI leaders find themselves in roles they never imagined they would inhabit and have to learn on the fly. Some started as frontline CDI specialists, reviewing records, and advanced up...Read More »
By Sarah Matacale, RN, BSN, CCS
It is slightly ironic that I’m writing this during this year’s national ACDIS Conference. You see, most people I speak with in the CDI or HIM field get here by choice. They either transitioned through their own efforts or were sought after for their...Read More »
According to the latest ACDIS poll on the topic, only 15% of respondents currently have a career ladder in place for their CDI department. Though it seems many programs have moved away from formal career ladders, having one would improve employee satisfaction in most (if not all) situations. By...Read More »
This May, ACDIS celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential. At the 2009 ACDIS conference in Las Vegas, more than 100 hopeful CDI specialists assembled in a room at the close of sessions on the last day and took the very first CDI...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
When you work in the CDI program of a medical facility, you are continually thinking of ways to elicit improved documentation from the medical staff. You also spend a fair amount of time lamenting why some physicians or service lines...Read More »
