2021 CDI Salary Survey

January 25, 2022
Surveys
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

CDI in a hiring boom! Nearly half plan to hire

Since ACDIS conducted its first CDI Salary Survey, respondents have incrementally reported higher annual salaries. Given the state of the world, and healthcare...

Emerging role: CDI informaticist

January 19, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

Today’s guests are Tricia Ramey, PMP, MS, clinical informaticist administrator, and Tonya Motsinger, BSN, RN, MBA, the system director of CDI at OhioHealth in...

Journal excerpt: Experience on a resume

January 18, 2022
CDI Blog - Volume 15, Issue 2
CDI Management

When looking at a resume for a CDI position, Angelica Naylor, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, senior healthcare performance analyst with...Read More »

Journal excerpt: Communication is the key

January 11, 2022
CDI Blog - Volume 15, Issue 1
CDI Management

The ability to communicate effectively with staff, the C-suite, providers, and other organizational entities is arguably the most important soft...Read More »

Ethics in CDI: New challenges

January 5, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

Today’s guest is Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCDS-O, CCS, director of CDI at Penn State Health in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Today’s show is co-hosted by Laurie Prescott...

Position paper: ACDIS/AHIMA-compliant clinical documentation integrity technology standards

January 1, 2022
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

Editor’s note: Please note that ACDIS and AHIMA accepted comments on this paper from December 7 through December 12 for...Read More »

Guest column: Outpatient CDI fundamentals: What does risk adjustment look like?

January 1, 2022
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Outpatient CDI, Education

by Leyna Belcher, DNP-C, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, and Kenzi Brooks, CCS, CPC-A, COC, CRC, CCDS-O
Fundamentally, what makes outpatient...Read More »

Key performance indicators: Proving efficacy, shining a light on opportunities

January 1, 2022
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

by Linnea Archibald
One of the biggest components of a CDI leader’s role is to track, trend, and report on the CDI department’s...Read More »

Guest column: Leading through service

January 1, 2022
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

by Denice Piwowar, BSN, RN, CCDS
The concept of servant leadership was first introduced by Robert K. Greenleaf in his 1970 essay “...Read More »

Communication and investing in the future: Management soft skills

January 1, 2022
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

by Carolyn Riel
It’s the natural progression of many CDI specialists to work their way up the career ladder rungs and one day...Read More »

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