Education

Have a new hire on the way? Without a set plan in place, the new staff member may end up with conflicting information or take significantly longer...Read More »

by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
Many newer CDI specialists are trained on encoders right off the bat, often never using a DRG Expert...Read More »

The amount of energy it takes to stay up-to-date on all the relevant CDI news can be overwhelming. It can take valuable time away from daily...Read More »

by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP

Dear Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist,

I remember my first day as a...Read More »

Since you need 30 continuing education credits (CEUs) every two years to maintain your CCDS certification, you may find yourself scrambling for...Read More »

The Chapter Advisory Board would like to remind members of local chapters and networking groups to join the telephone conference networking call...Read More »

Did you come to the 10^th annual ACDIS conference this year? Did you sadly miss it and wish you could have gone? Well, every year, the...Read More »

CDI specialists reviewing outpatient observation records are “essentially playing the clinical detective,” said Seth Kirschner,...Read More »

By James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP

Those of us who care for critically ill patients intuitively know who will have a long hospital...Read More »

By Fran Jurcak, MSN, RN, CCDS

Once you have met the two-year minimum work experience requirement required to sit for the Certified...Read More »