by Linnea Archibald
One of the biggest components of a CDI leader’s role is to track, trend, and report on the CDI department’s performance. Key performance indicators (KPI) can range in complexity depending on the needs of the organization, but all are imperative for proving the...Read More »
by Leyna Belcher, DNP-C, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, and Kenzi Brooks, CCS, CPC-A, COC, CRC, CCDS-O
Fundamentally, what makes outpatient CDI different from inpatient CDI? There are a multitude of similarities between inpatient CDI basics and reviews, but outpatient CDI has many...Read More »
Editor’s note: Please note that ACDIS and AHIMA accepted comments on this paper from December 7 through December 12 for possible incorporation into the final version. The version in the Journal does not include those changes and reflects the paper in its original form....Read More »
We all hope you are enjoying some time off for the holidays before the new year starts! I think we can all agree that 2021 has gone by in the blink of an eye, yes somehow some rest and relaxation is very needed.
As we head in to 2022, we are excited for a new set of...Read More »
The ACDIS offices will be closed until Tuesday, January 4. We hope you’re spending time recharging as we enter the new year as well. While we’re out, we wanted to provide you with our top CDI Strategies articles from 2021. This year, we published 57 editions of CDI Strategies....Read More »
As with any new review area, CDI teams can choose to focus on a variety of diagnoses within the Vizient risk adjustment model. CDI programs benefit most, however, from picking a manageable number of diagnoses, to maximize priorities. At a large academic medical center in the northeast, the CDI...Read More »
The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update...Read More »