There are a number of ways to get CDI information into the hands of your facility’s physicians. The following list offers a number of suggestions...Read More »
It did not take Bonnie I. Epps, MN, RN, manager of the CDI department at Emory Healthcare, Inc., in Atlanta,long to realize that staff physicians...Read More »
CDI specialists are in general optimistic about the growth of the profession, but not necessarily within their own departments; aren’t involved all that much in RAC defense; use CMI as their primary metric for success; and have found electronic queries beneficial, even though their hospitals are slow to adopt the new technology. Following is an overview of the survey results and Kennedy’s commentary.
As part of the first Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Juanita B. Seel, RN, CCDS, supervisor of documentation integrity at Greenville (SC) Hospital Center...
JA Thomas expanded its CDI offerings to include the ED and other points of entry roughly two years ago, says Mel Tully, MSN, CCDS, senior...Read More »
Legible. Complete. Dated, timed, signed, and authenticated. That's what section 482.24 of the Medicare Conditions of Participation requires...Read More »
This sample was reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2023. The committee noted that, should you use this resource, the CKD stages require more specification; in particular, this resource ought to be updated to include criteria for CKD 3A ad 3B. Jeanie Bellamy Director...
This sample was reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2023. Physicians won't forget to link the underlying cause of the infection after they've seen this educational poster created by Jeanie Bellamy Director Documentation Improvement & RAC Coordinator at Skyline...
Legible. Complete. Dated, timed, signed, and authenticated. That's what section 482.24 of the Medicare Conditions of Participation requires of...Read More »
