CDI Expansion

By Brian D. Murphy

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Last week’s Talk10Tuesday podcast featured...Read More »

Fall is one of the busiest times for ACDIS’ many local chapters. With school starting again, it seems the educational CDI events are keeping...Read More »

Every year, facilities across the country celebrate the efforts of their CDI teams for one week in September. Though ACDIS believes CDI...Read More »

Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
Appeal writing, like most things in a hospital, is a learned skill. Keeping things...Read More »

By Cheryl Manchenton, RN, BSN
From a bird’s–eye view, your CDI program may be a well-oiled machine. CDI specialists pose queries,...Read More »

Because of payers’ propensity for denials, facilities need to have a process in place for managing denials’ root causes on the front end and...Read More »

By Tamara A. Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM-RN
The old adage, “the best defense is a good offense,” comes to mind when I think...Read More »

By Janie L. Brown, RN
Denied. It’s a word that no one wants to hear in any context. In healthcare, it’s a heavily weighted word. It...Read More »

Alma Yap, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, is an inpatient clinical documentation specialist at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in...Read More »