ACDIS is planning a special Leadership Council reception at the 2023 ACDIS conference on Wednesday, May 10, 5-6:30 p.m. in the Plaza Ballroom/Terrace! If you’re planning to attend the conference, we encourage you to fill out this...Read More »
It did not take Bonnie I. Epps, MN, RN, manager of the CDI department at Emory Healthcare, Inc., in Atlanta,long to realize that staff physicians were not quite chomping at the bit to answer her team’s queries. To raise awareness, she quickly created a multifaceted educational approach and...Read More »
There are a number of ways to get CDI information into the hands of your facility’s physicians. The following list offers a number of suggestions on how to train and engage your medical staff.Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD
Every institution reading this column has likely received its first recovery audit contractor (RAC) denials regarding the documentation and coding of excisional debridement procedures (86.22).
Our hospital is no exception. While we knew that this...Read More »
Scenario: You find yourself in the company of a physician you haven’t formally met, but for whom you have left queries (or may in the future). You’re in line behind the doc in the cafeteria or riding the elevator together, and you’re aware this is a great...Read More »
While physician documentation drives our CDI and HIM programs, we nevertheless need the assistance of our facility’s nurses and their nursing documentation. Not only are nursing notes and assessments incredibly helpful in formulating...Read More »
