Robin Jones, RN, BSN, MHA/Ed, CCDS, and Kimberly Higgins, RN, BSN, CCDS, will present “Work in Progress: Revitalizing a CDI Program,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS conference. Jones is a division director of CDI at Florida Hospital/Advent Health and Higgins is a division manager there. ...Read More »
Editor's note: Kerry Termaat, RN, MSM, CCDS, is the supervisor of CDI at ProHealth Care—Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Termaat will be presenting a poster at the 2018 ACDIS Conference entitled “Eight-day process to improve physician query response rate,” with Sara Neitzel, RN,...Read More »
Erin Head, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, CHRS-TR, will present “CDI and Quality: Sharing Knowledge and Working Together to Improve Patient Outcomes,” on Day 3 of the ACDIS conference. Head is the director of HIM and medical staff services at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Florida. ...Read More »
Q:If the provider documents: “Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right elbow,” does the CDI specialist need to query for the stage? Or, will it be coded as a stage...Read More »
Stacey Nagao, BSN, RN, CCDS, will be presenting a poster at the 2018 ACDIS Conference entitled “How to write a note: Development of a resident documentation curriculum.”Read More »
Q:Recently I’ve been given the opportunity to present CDI concepts at the quarterly medical staff meetings. They have given me 10 minutes each quarter to teach a topic. I am excited, but it also feels a bit daunting. How I can...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 »
