Ask the CCDS Coordinator: How long does it take to process an application?

October 4, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 48
Ask ACDIS, Education

Q: How long will it take to process my application for the CCDS exam? I’m...Read More »

Q&A: Principal diagnosis selection for a patient with CKD, ARF

October 2, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 196
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Our team is having a hard time determining a principal diagnosis for a patient with a history of stage 5...Read More »

Q&A: Documentation of CKD and ESRD

September 27, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 47
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: If physician documents Stage 5 CKD and ESRD on peritoneal dialysis, do I...Read More »

CDI dream team

September 26, 2018
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management

With special guests Pauline O’Dowd, RN, BSc, CCRN, CCDS, CDIP, managing director of CDI at Huron Healthcare in Chicago, IL, and Gerri Birg, MSN, RN, CCDS, the...

Meet a Member: CDI specialist loves seeing the world, learning new things

September 26, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 192
Ask ACDIS, Education

Maryanne Baer-Hines, RN, MSN, CCDS, is a CDI specialist at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), which is part of the Yale New Haven Health Systems, and...Read More »

Q&A: Osteomyelitis versus cellulitis

September 25, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 191
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Is there a difference between osteomyelitis and cellulitis? And if so, do I need to query the...Read More »

CDI Week 2018 Q&A: Physician engagement

September 19, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 187
Ask ACDIS, Education

As part of the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a...Read More »

CDI Week 2018 Q&A: CDI and technology

September 18, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 186
Ask ACDIS, Policies & Procedures

As part of the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a...Read More »

Q&A: Querying for CKD stage without a baseline creatinine

September 13, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 40
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: We recently had a patient come in with acute kidney injury (AKI). The...Read More »

Meet a Member: No other job she’d rather have

September 12, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 182
Ask ACDIS, Education

Sharon Giovanni, RN, CCDS, LNC, is a CDI specialist at St. Luke’s University Health Network in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.Read More »

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