Q: We are looking for ways to have our CDI and utilization management (UM)/utilization review (UR) teams work more closely and possibly cross-train the team members. Does anyone currently work closely with the utilization management department or have cross-trained employees?...Read More »
ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »
For those of you attending the 2023 ACDIS national conference in Chicago this week, please remember to RSVP to the special Leadership Council reception on Wednesday, May 10, 5-6:30 p.m. central in the Plaza Ballroom/Terrace! Simply ...Read More »
If you have experience with the topics below, please email Linnea Archibald at larchibald@acdis.org by noon eastern on Monday, May 15, and she'll connect you with the relevant folks at the end of the day on...Read More »
Join us on Wednesday, April 12, for a free Council member-only demo day featuring 30-minute presentations from three vendors! Attendees can choose to join one, two, or all three sessions on Wednesday to get an inside look at the CDI technology on the market.Read More »
If you have experience with the topics, please email Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald at larchibald@acdis.org by noon eastern on Friday, April 14, and she'll connect you with the relevant folks...Read More »
by Jonathan Elion, MD, FACC Inappropriate use of baseline metrics may be inadvertent,but it can result in reports that show an inflated and unrealistic effect of the CDI program on overall facility performance. Furthermore, many CDI programs leave the data analysis to an outside...Read More »
Alicia Mitchell, MSN, RN, CCDS, director of CDI at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky, asks: “We are very transparent with our metrics and have a robust CDI dashboard that contains all of our KPIs. We have the ability to filter by CDI specialist, provider, and coder. All...Read More »