As I write this on a Monday in late August, it’s the day after the shootings in my hometown. Three dead, eleven wounded at a video game competition at the Jacksonville Landing on the north bank of the St. John’s River, and the good name of the...Read More »
Lee Anne Landon, BNS, CCDS, is the network manager of CDI at HonorHealth in Phoenix, Arizona, and the co-chair of the Arizona ACDIS local chapter.Read More »
Those attending this year’s ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient in November will receive an email with online login information for materials and download instructions for this year’s Symposium smartphone app. The email will be sent approximately one week before the event. Check your spam filters and...Read More »
Fran Andrews, RN, BSN, CCDS, a CDI specialist at Wellstar Healthcare System, has been in the field since 2006, and is a member of the Georgia ACDIS local chapter.Read More »
by James P. Fee, MD, CCS, CCDS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer
CDI physician advisors use their clinical experience linked to evidence-based medicine and their ability to engage colleagues to mitigate risk, especially where clinical validity is questioned, a situation...Read More »
ACDIS celebrated our eighth annual CDI Week from September 17-21, recognizing professionals across the country for the incredible work that they do. Facilities and local chapters nationwide joined the fun, embracing the theme, “CDI Mosaic: Creating a Collaborative Portrait” fully in posters,...Read More »
Tara Bell, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCM, manager of CDI and utilization review services for UASI based in Cincinnati, will present “Clinical Validation: Expanding Clinical Validation into Outpatient CDI,” on Day 2 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI. Rebecca “Ali” Williams, MSN, RN, CCDS, also...Read More »