ACDIS Guidance

2010 CDI program staffing and reporting structure benchmarking report

July 1, 2010

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...

Guest Post: Reduce RAC Vulnerabilities with a Quality CDI Program

June 24, 2010

CDI Blog - Volume 3, Issue 11

ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory, Denials & Appeals

DRG (diagnosis-related groups) validation issues have been the main target of RAC (recovery audit coordinators) nationwide in recent months. When...Read More »

Guest Post: Use case managers as effective CDI tools in the emergency room

June 1, 2010

CDI Blog - Volume 3, Issue 10

ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS

I work at a small community hospital with less than 100 beds. We implemented...Read More »

Director's Note: ACDIS annual conference updates

May 27, 2010

CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 11

ACDIS Guidance

Next week more than 500 CDI specialists from around the country will meet at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago for the 3^rd Annual ACDIS...Read More »

ACDIS Introductions: Brian Murphy, director

May 26, 2010

CDI Blog - Volume 3, Issue 9

ACDIS Guidance

Things you should know about Brian Murphy… Hummm… Where should I start? Not to worry, I promised my compatriot I wouldn’t reveal any of the sordid...Read More »

Work Group examines CDI staffing trends Survey

May 1, 2010

Surveys

ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

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.

The goal of the survey is to help CDI...