CDI Expansion

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 »

"I remember talking to some of the folks who work in CDI at conferences, and when I would ask them about psych units, none of them had CDI working...Read More »

By Amy Sanderson, MD
The term “dysphagia” has many synonyms used by providers in medical documentation. However, not all of these...Read More »

“HCCs [Hierarchical Condition Categories] aren’t just an ambulatory focus. This is inpatient and ambulatory, so it’s really important for [CDI...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 »