I had never been to San Antonio before this year's ACDIS Conference. One might summarize everything I knew about The Metropolis of Mid-Texas in the following dad joke:
“Knock, knock.”
“Who's there?”
“The Alamo.”
“The...Read More »
It’s hard to believe that ACDIS Radio is celebrating its 100th episode tomorrow morning. The show features the return of the very first guest from the very first show in October, 2014: Karen Chase, MS, BSN, RNC, CCDS.Read More »
Ask pretty much anyone in CDI and they’ll tell you it takes roughly six months to train a new CDI specialist to where they can work independently. The methods, of course, vary from facility to facility and therefore the time allotted does too.Read More »
After shadowing teammates, try tandem record reviews where your mentor, manager, or other CDI staff member reviews the record first and then turns the record over to you to let you try your hand at it. Then compare notes. Also...Read More »
As part of the annual CDI Week celebration, ACDIS conducts several interviews with industry experts surrounding topics covered in the CDI Week Industry Survey. James Wall...Read More »
Often, the first step getting started in CDI in becoming comfortable with the record review process is simply shadowing existing CDI staff members. If you are the first and only CDI specialist in your facility, reach out to ACDIS...Read More »
In addition to the efforts of the core ACDIS team, a group of volunteers from the ACDIS membership work hard for months on end to make CDI Week memorable for all CDI professionals. If you’re interested in serving on this committee, please email ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald (...Read More »
By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
We’re all about language in the CDI world, which is probably why I fit in. I’ve always been kind of a vocabulary nerd, with an occasional spell of “grammar guy” thrown in for good measure. This is why I don’t like the song “I’ll Be There” by the...Read More »