by Melissa Varnavas
I was having a day. My internet connection was spotty. The temperature had risen to the mid-90s. My deadlines had deadlines, and those were springing deadlines of their own. One of my impending tasks included recording my part in a game of virtual catch with my...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
Many CDI departments have traditionally operated in a 100% on-site or hybrid model, but during the COVID-19 pandemic many programs had to temporarily move to completely remote work. For some programs, that move could end up being permanent. While nearly 50% of...Read More »
With the second surge of COVID-19 this winter, many CDI professionals are working from home and feeling the sting of furloughs and hiring freezes but are also fighting back with creative solutions and deep-dive record reviews that are transforming the profession and re-establishing CDI value....Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
Technology can offer great benefit to a healthcare organization, helping with everything from tracking key performance indicators to improving overall documentation and patient care. Though the benefits are numerous, smaller organizations often lack the budget to...Read More »
by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC
In my years of teaching both nursing students and new nurses, I learned the value of critical thinking in daily practice. Now that I am teaching CDI specialists, I still see how important critical thinking is in every aspect of our...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
If your organization isn’t reviewing all in-hospital mortality cases, you’re missing some tremendous opportunities. While many facilities have been doing mortality reviews for a decade or more, there are still many facilities that do...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
One of the main aspects of the CDI role is provider education. But unlike query impacts—both financial and quality related—proving an ROI for educational efforts can be exceptionally difficult. There are no quality scores or rankings, no DRG changes, no concrete...Read More »
