Diversity can be defined through different lenses. Whatever makes you different or unique from your teammate or colleague makes you diverse. Diversity is imperative for teams, departments, and organizational success. Companies...Read More »
EHRs hold all the important information about patients’ medical histories and demographics. Historically, however, they have tended to only include one indication of gender: the gender a patient was assigned at birth. While many patients identify as their birth-...Read More »
by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
I often joke that I started nursing with Florence Nightingale. Compared to those early days of my career, the world has changed and medical care has advanced beyond my imagination. And although I could never have dreamed of...Read More »
ACDIS has long celebrated exemplary CDI professionals through the ACDIS Achievement Awards and the accompanying ceremony at the annual ACDIS national conference. The mainstay awards—CDI Professional of the Year, Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement, Excellence in Provider Engagement, and...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
At CDI’s beginnings, many organizations housed their efforts within the health information management (HIM) department, staffing up with coding and HIM specialists as those individuals were already familiar with reviewing documentation and code assignment rules...Read More »
by Steven L. Griffin, DNP, RN, CCM, CCDS
A man was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, then departed, leaving him half dead. Then a Samaritan man traveling down the same road came to where the man was. When he saw him...Read More »
