Three years. That’s how long you have to prepare for the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). If you are among those who think there is still plenty of time to prepare, or if you think CDI specialists already understand as much as they need to...
In response to a 30-question survey, 482 clinical documentation improvement (CDI) professionals provided data about the number of staff their programs employ, the number of queries their programs generate, and the number of chart reviews their staff perform. They offered information on the focus...
The ACDIS CDI Work Group is pleased to present the results of its first CDI staffing survey. The following results are based on approximately 85 responses from CDI department managers on a wide range of questions concerning CDI department staffing.
In our second Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) membership survey, we take a look at CDI specialists’ compensation, their program structure, and their relative experience, education, and geographic locations. In 2008, a total of 132 individuals completed the...