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 3rd 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...

Guest Post: Physicians need to take control of EHR technology

April 22, 2010
CDI Blog - Volume 3, Issue 8
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Andrea Kraynak, CPC

EHR documentation can be dictated by billing rules and legal requirements, or by the physicians’ need to...Read More »

ACDIS introductions: Melissa Varnavas

April 20, 2010
CDI Blog - Volume 3, Issue 7
ACDIS Guidance

by Melissa Varnavas

Since these “intros” were my idea, everyone said that I should be the first person in the proverbial hot seat...Read More »

Advice from the ACDIS advisory board: Six tips to bridge the HIM-CDI divide

April 1, 2010
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 2
CDI Management, ACDIS Guidance

The rift between CDI and HIM professionals can sometimes feel too great to cross.

Nevertheless, documentation improvement is not “an us...Read More »

Director's note: 2010 ACDIS conference features networking, cutting-edge CDI sessions, and reduced room rates!

April 1, 2010
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 2
ACDIS Guidance

Hi, everyone.

I hope you’re as excited as I am about the upcoming third annual ACDIS conference in Chicago June 3–4 at the Hyatt Regency....Read More »

Director's Note: Early registration deadline for conference tomorrow

April 1, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7
ACDIS Guidance

There are roughly 60 days left until the third annual ACDIS conference but only two to make the early bird registration deadline. The conference...Read More »

The AHIMA CDI practice brief: A Q&A discussion with co-chair Gloryanne Bryant

April 1, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 7
ACDIS Guidance

A CDI Work Group run by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has been meeting for more than a year to address and...Read More »

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