In January of 2019 the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) issued a national survey to leaders of CDI departments, including supervisors, managers, and directors, with the aim of getting quality data on three important initiatives affecting the CDI profession....
It’s hard to believe that the 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI has already come and gone. ACDIS hosts two conferences every year: the national...Read More »
With special guest Analyn Dolopo-Simon, ACM, CCDS, the CDI Program Director for UCSD Health in San Diego, CA. Co-hosted by Melissa Varnavas, Associate Editorial...
The third character of a procedure code is represented by the root operation. Definitions for the root operations are located in Appendix A and...Read More »
In a series of recent ACDIS polls, more than 75% of the 200-plus respondents said they were short staffed on nurses, nearly 50% said their...Read More »
Ninety percent of hospital leaders are considering outsourcing both clinical and non-clinical functions to achieve cost-efficiencies and succeed...Read More »