The new poll asks what organizations expect CDI programs’ ROI to be annually and offers a range of financial ranges to choose from—from less than $100,000 to more than $5 million....Read More »
by Denise Wilson, RN, MS, RRT, and Karla Hiravi, RN, BSN
Facility appeal writers must craft piles of appeals, with virtually no time to investigate the accuracy of payer denials. However, understanding the appeal process is crucial.Read More »
As part of the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Karin Killenberger, RN, BSN, CCDS, a CDI specialist for Baylor Scott and White (BSW) based in Howell, Michigan, and a...Read More »
Did you know there’s another ACDIS committee besides the ACDIS Advisory Board working on writing new white papers and guidance for the association?Read More »
Your organization may have policies dictating the frequency of record review and re-review, such as conducting initial reviews within 24 hours of patient’s admission and re-reviews every 24 hours after that. The program should have...Read More »
Q:Would there be any legal or ethical issue if a CDI nurse did the discharge summery for a group of physicians and then they agree and sign off on them?Read More »
Q: I’ve heard that an increase in the volume of surgical cases can increase a facility’s overall CMI and that when the volume of surgical cases is flat, movement in the CMI represents increasing complexity of patients cared for in that facility...Read More »