CDI efforts in the ED need not be traumatic

July 1, 2011
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3
CDI Expansion

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 »

CDI staff help LTAC clinical team tell the patient care story

July 1, 2011
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3
CDI Expansion

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 »

LTACs explore CDI opportunities for the long term

July 1, 2011
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3
CDI Expansion

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 »

Guest Post: Complete and accurate clinical documentation is the future of healthcare

June 22, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 28
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Fran Jurcak, RN, MSN, CCDS

What can you can do to improve your program? How can you put some of your CDI strengths into better...Read More »

Guest Post: The CDI evolution

May 31, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 24
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Juanita B. Seel, RN, CCDS

I have been a CDI specialist for seven years. I wanted to share with all of you how our program has...Read More »

Guest Post: Expanding the CDI Horizons: Practical Considerations

May 2, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 21
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS

In my last blog titled I...Read More »

2011 Conference: Outpatient CDI: The New Frontier?

April 13, 2011
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

Attached is the powerpoint presentation Outpatient CDI: The New Frontier? by Caroline Rader, MBA, MS-HCA, Associate Director, Navigant Consulting, Inc., in Baltimore.
 

2011 Conference: ’Stayin’ Alive’: Improving observed to expected mortality rates

April 13, 2011
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion, Quality & Regulatory

Attached is the powerpoint presentation "Stayin' Alive:" Improving observed to expected mortality rates by Stony Brook (NY) University Medical Center's Terri Adell, RN, MS, CNRN, CCM, Clinical Documentation Specialist Supervisor and Catherine Morris, RN, MS, CCM, CMAC, Executive Director of Care...

Sociologist begins academic study of CDI profession

April 1, 2011
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 2
CDI Expansion

After four years of studying the intricacies of the medical transcription industry, Gary C. David, PhD, associate professor of sociology and...Read More »

Guest Post: Identifying Missing CDI Elements by Expanding Our Horizons

March 3, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 12
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS

While riding the gondola at Snowbasin ski area last week in Utah, I had the...Read More »

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