Due to the overwhelming success of our first ever ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, ACDIS has responded with a one-of-a-kind multimedia platform to keep the education, networking, and development going—right from your home office.
by Amber Sterling, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Jana Armstrong, RHIA, CPC
Seven lessons learned in physician education
The following lessons were learned at KRMC and proved to be instrumental in improving communication between physicians, CDI staff, and coders:...Read More »
by Amber Sterling, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Jana Armstrong, RHIA, CPC
Most healthcare systems already have a proven process in place to monitor revenue integrity and ensure correct reimbursement. More than 60% of hospital executives believe revenue integrity is essential to their...Read More »
Last week, ACDIS celebrated our seventh annual CDI Week, recognizing professionals across the country for the incredible work that they do. Facilities and local chapters nationwide joined the fun, embracing the 2017 theme, “The Wild West: New Frontiers in CDI,” fully.
As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Rhonda Peppers, RN, BS, CCDS, a CDI specialist at Care Coordinators, MedPartners, in Tampa, Florida...Read More »
Q: I’ve heard lately that outpatient CDI specialists are less likely to be registered nurses. Is there a reason there may be more coders in this arena?
A: While many outpatient CDI specialists do hold an RN credential, there are good reasons for having...Read More »
Every year, facilities across the country celebrate the efforts of their CDI teams for one week in September. Though ACDIS believes CDI professionals deserve accolades throughout the year, CDI Week is a time to pull out all the stops.
This year’s festivities take place September 18-22 and...Read More »
Once the patient is discharged, it is the coding team’s time to shine. If the hospitals’ providers and clinicians have an electronic health record (EHR) that uses natural language processing (NLP)...Read More »
