ACDIS Guidance

From time to time, ACDIS’ sponsors provide members with valuable insight into CDI topics of the day. These free webinars and focused research...Read More »

How does one get started in CDI? Whether you’re coming from a clinical background (e.g., nursing) or from an HIM/coding one, making the leap and...Read More »

While our friends are busy sunning themselves and soaking in the educational opportunities in Orlando at the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI this...Read More »

While there are obvious attractions to visit in Orlando (hello, Disney!) during your downtime or the days surrounding the event, there are also a...Read More »

So, you’re heading to the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient in Orlando and you’re pretty...Read More »

By Sheila Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN, CCS

Let’s talk about a scenario that’s repeated itself over and over again with multiple...Read More »

By Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS

As part of my consulting practice, I do a lot of work on appeals, so the news that...Read More »

by Melissa Varnavas
It’s that time of the year again: time to pull down the tome that is the inpatient prospective payment system (...Read More »

By Sam Antonios, MD, MMM, FACP, SFHM, CPE, CCDS
Consider the story of a patient—say, a pneumonia patient—whose treatment cost a lot...Read More »

Much like concurrent CDI reviews, the concurrent coding process necessitates that the coding professional follow the chart throughout the patient’...Read More »