Recently, we chatted with Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CDI education specialist with HCPro in Middleton, Massachusetts, about how she got to where she is, the benefits of on-site training, and her favorite parts of training.Read More »
We recently received a number of questions from one of our local chapters and thought other leaders might have some of the same questions and would benefit from the information. Without further ado, here they are.Read More »
By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS
Every professional worth his or her salt needs to learn their trade and be very comfortable with the ins and outs of their profession. Such professionals also need to practice introspection about their limitations.Read More »
Diane Smith, RN, CCDS, a member of the Maine ACDIS Chapter, works at Pen Bay Medical Center in beautiful Rockport. A Connecticut native, she moved to Michigan but found she missed the east coast. On a trip to Maine she fell in love with the beauty of the area and the food. She talked her husband...Read More »
Local chapter leaders from all over the country showed their ACDIS pride on Day 2 of the national conference in Las Vegas last week. (Read more about them in the special conference daily.)
About a month after I joined ACDIS, in the fall of 2008, members began requesting information on how to network with other CDI professionals locally. A few enterprising volunteers in Massachusetts and Illinois actually had networking efforts in play, predating...Read More »
Editor’s note: Nicole F. Draper, RN, BN, MHA, DH-C, is the manager of length of stay, documentation, and revenue optimization at St. Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. She presents “Measuring clinician engagement: The journey to...Read More »