More than a quarter of physician practices fell short of revenue goals in 2016, according to a poll released January 17 by the Medical Group Management Association,...Read More »
It’s been an exciting week for local chapter activities so far. More than 100 CDI-related professionals from the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota joined ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas via webinar to discuss career ladder opportunities and productivity expectations on...Read More »
Since the advent of electronic medical record (EMR) systems, CDI professionals have known that physician copy and paste errors pose a threat to accurate documentation. Consequently, these errors can also negatively affect patient safety as well, according to a...Read More »
The Florida ACDIS Chapter has been active since 2009.
Annually, the group uses a portion of the funds collected to purchase a seat to the ACDIS annual conference and raffle it off to attendees. This year, the lucky winner is Edna I. Betances-Harold, CDIP, CCDS, CCS, of UF Health Shands...Read More »
Three months from now the ACDIS team will head to our biggest event of the year—our national conference. And in case you haven’t heard it’s a milestone…our 10th. A big number and once again we are bringing the networking, the learning, and the fun.Read More »
Every year during the third week of September, ACDIS celebrates CDI Week. This year’s festivities took place September 17–22 with the theme of “The Wild West: New Frontiers in CDI.” This year’s theme, chosen by the ACDIS members through a poll, aimed to represent the many ways the CDI profession...Read More »
Jennifer Cooper, MHIIM, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, works at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Texas. She is a leader of the Texas ACDIS Chapter which is in the re-building stages.Read More »
By Tamara A. Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM-RN
The old adage, “the best defense is a good offense,” comes to mind when I think about the role of CDI in audit defense. Our job is to improve documentation. A number of positive outcomes result from clinical documentation work...Read More »
