Have you ever read a history and physical (H&P) report and wondered why the patient was admitted? Have you ever wondered which diagnoses were resolved prior to admission?
If you are a CDI specialist or coder you’ve probably struggled...Read More »
Does your facility mandate physician participation in CDI orientation?
That’s the question SC ACDIS Chapter leader Rebecca “Ali” Williams, RN, BSN, CCDS, manager of documentation integrity for Spartanburg (SC) Regional Medical Center & Village Hospital asked fellow chapter...Read More »
The biggest challenge of being a CDI specialist in my opinion is the education of the physicians. They fly by us like stealth bombers and we have limited face-to-face time to make the impression. Fortunately, the snippets of education we do...Read More »
New “variations” on reasons to query physicians was one topic mentioned several times during the recent ACDIS Conference in San Diego. In my opinion, it is also one worth thinking through and addressing head on....Read More »
Whether you are a returning member or someone who is completely new to an ACDIS Council, as a member of this team, you ought to know about the full range of Leadership benefits that await!Read More »
Are you as excited about CDI Week as we are!? Because we are just over the moon for ACDIS’ 2024 CDI Week: Infinite Opportunities. The countdown has started, and we are only but a mere week away from launch, so now is the perfect time to...Read More »
Physicians resist change. They fear it. Although comfortable reading medical literature, and comfortable improving patient care with new techniques and medications, having CDI professionals “educate” physicians about improving their documentation habits...Read More »