He spent 10 years as an emergency department nurse, three years working in surgery, and several more years working nights in the ICU. With nearly 20 years of nursing experience, Steven Brush decided he had had enough. He needed a change from long hours and odd shifts. After all...Read More »
Most organizations evaluate performance by looking at calendar year data, so set aside some time in January to run some reports and analyze your program. If you’re not the data manager for your program, make an appointment to sit down with your data person/report developer/manager to review...Read More »
There is a poster that I’ve seen in several hospital departments around the country: “TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More.” The problem, as I see it, is that developing a team takes more than just a poster. It takes collaboration, patience, and...Read More »
The rift between CDI and HIM professionals can sometimes feel too great to cross.
Nevertheless, documentation improvement is not “an us versus them concept; it’s a we concept,” says Colleen Stukenberg, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CCDS, a member of the ACDIS advisory board and clinical...Read More »
You may have heard about it in the news or on television; “the great resignation” is what they’re calling it. Nursing turnover is at an all-time high. According to the latest survey from ...Read More »
by Laura J. Werner, DC, RN, BA, BSN, MSN, CDIP, CRCR, CCS
When our team was told that if we hit our KPIs for three months consistently we would be able to work from home, it boosted the morale of the team and the KPIs shot up faster than a firework display. As the team reached...Read More »
One of the biggest benefits of Council membership is that it opens opportunities for collaboration and networking between members. Since there are 270-plus Council members on this year’s roster, however, it can be difficult to know who to reach out to when you need help.