There has been much debate about where CDI belongs in a hospital and to whom it should report. Many advocate a direct chain reporting to Health...Read More »
At ACDIS we’re seeing more and more departments expand their medical record reviews to focus on quality measures such as patient safety indicators...Read More »
Those interested in serving on the 2015 ACDIS Conference Committee must be active ACDIS members and have attended at least two previous ACDIS...Read More »
The 7th annual ACDIS conference has come and gone and I wanted to thank the behind-the-scenes staff for all their tremendous efforts in Las...Read More »
There’s only 12 days left until the Seventh Annual ACDIS Conference and our offices here are buzzing with excitement as we finalize all the last...Read More »
In 2008, only 11% of respondents to an ACDIS poll indicated their CDI program either reviewed outpatient records for documentation improvement...Read More »
As of this writing, it appears that ICD-10 will be delayed at least another year. Note my use of “at least” because the actual language in the...Read More »
This position paper seeks to clarify the role of the clinical documentation improvement specialist (CDIS) and provide guidance in developing appropriate policies, procedures, and job descriptions for CDI departments. The CDIS role is complex and requires expert knowledge of clinical care and...
