CDI Expansion

While the majority of CDI programs report to the director of HIM, a good number (27%,according to the 2010 CDI Program Benchmarking Report) fall...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

I feel like saying a little bit about why we do what we do, or at least why I do...Read More »

by Shelia Bullock, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM, CCDS

If you are from the South, football is all that matters. I grew up in Alabama and now...Read More »

JA Thomas expanded its CDI offerings to include the ED and other points of entry roughly two years ago, says Mel Tully, MSN, CCDS, senior...Read More »

By Karen Newhouser

Historically, the limitations of the traditional paper health record have made data extrapolation a difficult,...Read More »

by Donald A. Butler

I have a question for all of the CDI professionals who feel they have achieved a genuine level of expertise (...Read More »

In room 34 of the emergency department (ED) at Healthytown Municipal Hospital, a morbidly obese woman breathes with the aid of a face mask. A CDI...Read More »

by Becky Slagell, BA, MHA, RHIT, CPHQ

How can we provide quality care for our patients if we do not have a clear picture of their...Read More »

When Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, accepted a CDI position in Texas, she’d planned the move to be closer to her family. When her husband...Read More »