By Linnea Archibald
The ACDIS team has been working remotely from home since March 16. At the time of this edition’s publication, we’ve been home for 169 days. Of course, the ACDIS team aren’t the only ones who’ve been social distancing and working remotely. As of ...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
CDI professionals come to the field from a myriad of backgrounds. While ACDIS’ previous survey data shows that most of our members arrive at CDI from a clinical background beginning in bedside nursing, the ranks are filled out by those from coding/health...Read More »
Q: What’s the best way to approach CDI rounding with providers? We are considering implementing this practice and are looking at processes, outcomes, lessons learned, etc. Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
Each year when ACDIS conducts our annual membership survey, the number one concern CDI professionals tell us they struggle with is physician engagement and education. Without an engaged physician staff, CDI efforts will languish with unanswered queries and subpar...Read More »
by Sarah Nehring, RHIT, CCS, CCDS
As a coding educator, most of the questions I address are about two things: ICD-10-PCS coding and queries. While coding procedures can be challenging, the lack of complete documentation is more frustrating. The following are just 10 of the things...Read More »
Danielle Forni, RN, BSN, is a CDI specialist at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston and a member of the Massachusetts ACDIS local chapter. She has been in the CDI field for a year and four months.Read More »
