It has been three years since ACDIS last surveyed its membership about physician query practices. In 2010, 382 CDI professionals participated....Read More »
Auditors have been reviewing medical necessity for inpatient services for years and Recovery Auditors (RA) have recouped millions of dollars in...Read More »
CDI specialists should review the overall quality of medical record documentation from the day a patient comes into the ER—regardless of whether...Read More »
Q: For a newly trained CDI specialist, what is the approximate number of reviews (both concurrent and follow up) one should expect him/her...Read More »
CDI specialists increasingly feel their salaries inappropriately reflect the value they bring to their organizations. Over and over, respondents to the third annual CDI Salary Survey lamented the pay cuts, increased hours and workloads, lack of raises, and decreases in benefits.