Associate Director's Note: Shake off the holiday doldrums

December 10, 2015
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 25
ACDIS Guidance

I admit to being in a bit of a post-Thanksgiving malaise—feeling overstuffed and lethargic. I’m totally content to curl up on the couch and...Read More »

Guest Post: Determining the MS-DRG

November 30, 2015
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 46
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP

Many clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists with clinical backgrounds are...Read More »

Associate Director's Note: Playing a role in reducing diagnostic errors

November 25, 2015
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 24
ACDIS Guidance

Most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences.”Read More »

Guest Post: Look at the nuanced sepsis definitations before querying

November 23, 2015
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 44
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Robert S. Gold, MD

The incidence sepsis cases within the United States has quadrupled while the length of stay of these cases...Read More »

Associate Director’s Note: Take advantage of government reports for CDI focus points

November 12, 2015
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 23
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

Back in the day (oh, about nine years or so ago), I found myself tucked into my office late into a Thursday evening skimming the tome that was the...Read More »

Guest Post: Be wary of EHR ills

November 9, 2015
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 41
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Darice M. Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA

I was recently discussing the state of EHRs in regard to the poor quality of the...Read More »

In the News: ACDIS releases new Code of Ethics for CDI

November 1, 2015
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 6
News, ACDIS Guidance

Although ACDIS created a Code of Ethics for its members shortly after its inception back in 2008, as the industry guidance changed and...Read More »

Note from the Advisory Board: Create a CDI/coding reconciliation process

November 1, 2015
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 6
ACDIS Guidance

by Judy Schade, RN, MSN, CCM, CCDS

Reconciliation is the process of reviewing medical record documentation and comparing this...Read More »

Associate Director’s Note: ACDIS takes the lead

November 1, 2015
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 6
ACDIS Guidance

We believe that the CDI profession may be well poised as the architects of the sturdy infrastructure needed in this new landscape. After all, the...Read More »

2015 Salary Survey shows significant growth in compensation

November 1, 2015
Surveys
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

CDI salaries increased dramatically this year, according to nearly 800 respondents to ACDIS’ 2015 CDI Salary Survey. For the past three years, most CDI professionals— about 25% of the total number of respondents—earned $60,000–$69,999 annually, regardless of their role. This year, the most...

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