CDI Expansion

This morning, healthcare futurist Joe Flower took the stage to kick off this year’s ACDIS conference in San Antonio  by sharing a  robust vision...Read More »

By Jacie Kramer, RN, BSN

The critical access hospital (CAH) was born out of the effort to protect access to healthcare in rural...Read More »

By Cathy Farraher, RN, BSN, MBA, CCCM, CCDS

At a recent meeting, my facility coders discussed that our special care nursery (SCN)...Read More »

By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS

Naturally, most programs or processes get optimized at one point or...Read More »

Q: Under what circumstances would it be appropriate for a patient who does...Read More »

“The scope of care a patient requires doesn’t start in the hospital,” writes ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas...Read More »

ACDIS is working on a credential for those specifically working in the outpatient arena—the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient...Read More »

By Melissa Varnavas
I’m a third-generation Varnavas. Back when my great–grandparents emigrated here from Greece, good old doc...Read More »