According to the 2019 CDI Week Industry Survey, 27.77% of respondents who are currently involved in the denials management/ appeals process work directly by writing appeal letters.
Particularly with the increased focus on clinical validation denials, more and more CDI professionals are...Read More »
Edna I. Betances-Harold, LPN, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, is the CDI supervisor at the University of Florida Health in Gainesville, and the president of the Florida chapter of ACDIS.Read More »
When a chapter is in its younger days, before it has gone through leadership transitions and/or created bylaws, ACDIS recommends that it does not collect dues or open banks accounts. Leaders should be sure the chapter has enough momentum and volunteers to be able to successful hand over control...Read More »
CDI Week 2019 kicks off in just 16 short days and will run September 16-20. This year’s theme is “CDI Superheroes: The Heroes Hospitals Deserve,” celebrating CDI professionals’ wide range of skill sets that extend over a variety of areas, their influence making its way into all aspects of...Read More »
by Julian Everett, RN, BSN, CDIP
Sepsis affects more than 1.7 million adults in the United States each year, and it’s estimated to occur among U.S. children at a rate of 158.7 cases per 100,000 children. Sepsis is the 10th leading cause of death among children in the United States...Read More »
Jorde Spitler, BSN, RN, is a CDI specialist at Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital. He is both a member of ACDIS and a member of the Children’s Hospital Association.
ACDIS: How long have you been in the CDI field? What did you do before entering CDI?
Spitler:...Read More »
“Do you love me? Do you want me? / Check yes or no.”—George Strait
Ah, the simple joys of childhood. I’m from the era where our grade school social network was mediated by small paper notes rocketing across the classroom. If it...Read More »
FEATURES 10 Welcome new Advisory Board members 18 CDI leaders share their stories, tips 22 12th ACDIS Conference: Simply magical 29 Career ladders...Read More »