FEATURES 9 Welcome new ACDIS Advisory Board members; farewell to those stepping down 15 With big health systems come big responsibilities 19 How to facilitate a successful...Read More »
I love the show MythBusters, even though there are times I just can’t believe their conclusions. For example, I raised my kids believing the infamous five-second rule, and they seemed to have survived quite well...Read More »
Many local chapter leaders volunteer due to a sense of excitement about the CDI profession and a desire to learn and network with other CDI professionals. Others simply have a desire to give back.
Regardless, for ACDIS local chapters and networking groups to thrive, each organization...Read More »
By Cesar M. Limjoco, MD
Many CDI and coding professionals continue to be confused about the proper selection of principal diagnosis (PDX) for an inpatient encounter. Back in 2001, I wrote “The Principles of Inpatient Coding: Principal Diagnosis (PDX) and Other Diagnosis (ODX),.”...Read More »
For many surgeons, “surgical precision” doesn’t just describe their specificity and prowess in the operating room; it often describes their personality as well. Their fine-tuned accuracy is a point of pride not only in the surgical theater, but in everything they do.Read More »
CDI professionals know the situation well. They do excellent work in one area and then are asked to take on additional roles as a result. If they made a difference with X, why can’t they do the same for Y?Read More »
Kathie McAlexander, RN, CCDS, works at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, and has been in the CDI field since 2002.Read More »