Journal excerpt: Extending CDI’s reach

October 26, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 51
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

By Janie L. Brown, RN
CDI came on the healthcare scene relatively recently, and at its inception, reimbursement was king—the...Read More »

Job Description: Physician Advisor

October 25, 2017
Job Descriptions
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

This job description for a physician advisor is from the CDI Companion for Physician Advisors: Notes from the Field by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS.

This sample was re-...

Meet a Member: Thinking about ‘M.U.S.I.C.’ every day

October 19, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 50
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

Tracy Pitts, RN, BSN, CCDS, is a clinical documentation specialist at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. She is also...Read More »

Local chapter update: Help the Chapter Advisory Board serve you better

October 19, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 50
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

The Chapter Advisory Board requests that all chapter leaders take a moment to respond to a brief...Read More »

ACDIS update: Looking for outpatient CDI education?

October 19, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 50
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

Over the next few weeks, ACDIS offers a unique set of online multimedia sessions designed to explore the facets of such efforts and provide those...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: What’s so special about ACDIS?

October 19, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 50
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

By Melissa Varnavas

In short, the membership. There are more than 5,500 ACDIS members now as we celebrate our 10th...Read More »

CDI and the evolution from finance to quality

October 18, 2017
White Papers
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Quality & Regulatory

With the enactment of new payment methodologies and an ongoing shift from fee for service-based payment to pay for performance in the healthcare industry, traditional inpatient CDI metrics including case mix index (CMI), length of stay, and complications/comorbidities/major complications/...

Outpatient CDI Workshop: Join us for five weeks of education and networking

October 17, 2017
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 143
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

Due to the overwhelming success of our first ever ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, ACDIS has responded with a one-of-a-kind multimedia...Read More »

Local chapter updates: Keep that fall feeling with October local chapter events

October 12, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 49
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

Last week, we highlighted all the ACDIS local...Read More »

ACDIS update: Giveaways galore on ACDIS’ social media

October 12, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 49
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

The fall has been a busy time for ACDIS, filled with celebrations left and right. Between CDI Week in mid-September to ACDIS’ 10th...Read More »

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