by Jess Fluegel
The CDI profession is all about making investments. A CDI specialist invests in time to review cases in hopes of finding query opportunities. A CDI educator invests in preparing and teaching lessons that will help CDI specialists in this pursuit, and tools that...Read More »
A conversation with a CDI professional regarding their experiences with surgeons typically elicits an eyeroll followed by a disheartened sigh or groan. Surgeons are often the toughest contingent of any medical staff with which a CDI...Read More »
by Waldo Herrera, MD, MBA, MSc, FACP, SFHM, CHCQM-PHYADV
Many CDI programs are started or overhauled by a consulting firm. As the program is created or renewed, the main focus tends to be on the CDI department structure: its policies, education, staffing needs, and key performance...Read More »
by Andrew B. Maigur, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, CMPC
While most of us rang in the new year either with friends and family or caring for our patients at the bedside, something changed in the regulatory world of healthcare with considerable impact on provider revenue. As of January 1, 2023,...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
A close friend of mine uses the phrase “Change is bad” seriously and repeatedly. Occasionally, I agree with him. Like it or not, however, change is inevitable. How one responds to change determines how much of a problem a given change...Read More »
by Benjamin Kartchner, MD, CHCQM, CMPC
Each of us has a unique story of how we became involved in CDI. For some it may have been an early choice or lifelong goal, but I suspect that many of you, like me, stumbled into this work by chance. In residency, I had several attendings who...Read More »
Did you know that ACDIS has a dedicated Mastermind group for physician advisors?
Each year, ACDIS brings together a small group of peers dedicated to brainstorming ideas and problem-solving challenges. This group meets virtually every other month to discuss issues that are...Read More »
As you may have seen already, we recently opened the 2024 Understanding the Physician Advisor Role survey, and we’d greatly appreciate it if you’d forward this survey to your physician advisors and champions and ask them to respond. You can respond to the survey by clicking here: ...Read More »
