by Jess Fluegel
Expanding into psychiatric units or facilities is a step that CDI programs may take because of their current patient population, a newly acquired center, or just another chance to improve their risk adjustment factor (RAF) score. Though she’s now spent nearly four...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
According to the 2022 CDI Salary Survey, 20.25% of respondents currently review neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) charts. Despite that relatively high rate of review, CDI and coding educational...Read More »
by Cathy Farraher Nakhoul, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
Mortality reviews are never fun because you are reviewing the chart of a human being who expired. It’s important to remember that when you begin the undertaking, your task is similar in gravity to the nurse’s job of preparing the...Read More »
by JoAnne Mullins, DNP, MSN, RN, CCDS
Quality is a hot topic with healthcare organizations and has been discussed at ACDIS annual conferences for several years now. Your CDI department may strive to improve the accuracy, clarity, and specificity of provider documentation in the...Read More »
by Susan Wallace, MEd, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRC, FAHIMA
Inpatient CDI specialists and coders serve an integral role in hospital mortality reviews. They understand the importance of capturing CC/MCC secondary diagnoses to establish severity of illness (SOI) and concepts like “4/4...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 »
As the shift to outpatient settings has accelerated, likely due to COVID-19, patient volumes continue to remain below pre-pandemic levels for hospitals and health systems this year, according to...Read More »
ACDIS is about to turn 15 on October 1, 2022, and we’re all feeling a bit nostalgic. Hindsight brings a lot of things into perspective, including just how far the CDI profession has come since the association’s beginnings. For years, we have been asking members about their experiences in the CDI...Read More »
