Featured Member: From oncology to coding to CDI

August 10, 2016
CDI Blog - Volume 9, Issue 40
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Kay Kolb RN, MSN, CCDS, a CDI specialist at Kettering Health Network in Ohio has done a little bit of everything before entering...Read More »

Local Chapter Update: Northeast CDI and Coding Symposium a success

August 4, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 34
News, Education

Those of you lucky enough to attend a local chapter event know how much fun they can be. Earlier today, ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and ACDIS...Read More »

News: CMS responds to new sepsis-3 definition

August 4, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 34
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, News, Education, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

The newly proposed Sepsis-3 definition has been the subject of great controversy and consternation since its publication in The Journal of the...Read More »

Featured Member: Triathlon athlete loves continued learning

August 4, 2016
CDI Blog - Volume 9, Issue 38
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Melinda Scharf, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, regional clinical documentation integrity educator at St. Joseph Hospital in Irvine,...Read More »

Guest Post: CDI as chart traffic control

July 20, 2016
CDI Blog - Volume 9, Issue 36
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Wendy Frushon Tsaninos, RN, MSTD, CCDS, CMSRN, CCS

One of my favorite occupational movies is Pushing Tin. Its take on...Read More »

2016 Poster Presentations

July 8, 2016
Conference Materials
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Here are photos of posters and descriptions provided by the presenters from the 2016 ACDIS conference in Atlanta. Please note that not every presenter provided a description.

Tip: Manage and track physician advisors’ time to balance competing priorities

July 7, 2016
CDI Blog - Volume 9, Issue 35
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Physician advisors serve a variety of purposes beyond documentation improvement, including assisting case management, utilization review, quality...Read More »

Survey: Physician advisor education needs

June 30, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 28
Education

ACDIS is seeking feedback on your physician advisor training needs. Please take a moment to answer a short 5-question survey to help us learn what...Read More »

Tip: Manage and track physician advisors’ time to balance competing priorities

June 30, 2016
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 28
Physician Queries, Education

Physician advisors serve a variety of purposes beyond documentation improvement, including assisting case management, utilization review, quality...Read More »

CMS Value-Based Purchasing and the Transformation of Healthcare

June 20, 2016
Conference Materials
Policies & Procedures, Education

Richard E. Wild, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer, Atlanta Regional Office, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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