Jera Van Damme, BSN, RN, CCDS, is a senior clinical documentation educator at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota, a member of the Minnesota ACDIS Chapter, and a member of the ACDIS Forms & Tools Library Committee.Read More »
By Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, and Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
What do physicians need to learn about CDI? Just about everything—up to a point. If you are joining a new CDI program, physicians likely need to learn what a CDI program is, how it functions, and how it...Read More »
Q:As far as coding guidelines go, the role of the attending physician’s documentation in the medical record and discharge summary are pivotal for correct code assignment. However, our system uses hospitalists which means the...Read More »
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 »
