It’s hard to think about healthcare without thinking about change. This year alone, the healthcare industry has seen a number of transitions and improvements, such as the long-awaited shift to ICD-10-CM/PCS, employing electronic health records, and boosting quality and performance-based efforts. 

According to the 2015 CDI Week Industry Overview Survey, CDI is no exception. The CDI profession is growing rapidly, testing new waters in the inpatient setting, and branching out into new arenas, from outpatient to pediatrics. In fact, 62% of survey respondents have already expanded, or are planning to expand, their CDI efforts beyond the traditional inpatient, acute care hospital setting.