Documentation of developmental issues is critical because the goal is accurately diagnosing each child and focusing appropriate resources toward the maximization of the child’s abilities. To accomplish this goal, the integrity of each patient’s chart with accurate and specific diagnoses is...Read More »
Editor's note: Kerry Termaat, RN, MSM, CCDS, is the supervisor of CDI at ProHealth Care—Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Termaat will be presenting a poster at the 2018 ACDIS Conference entitled “Eight-day process to improve physician query response rate,” with Sara Neitzel, RN,...Read More »
This morning, the “CMS guy,” as he referred to himself, took the stage to open Day 2 of the 2018 ACDIS conference. David S. Nilasena, MD, MSPH, MS, the chief medical office for CMS’ Dallas Regional Office, shared some insight into the new CMS programs aimed at improving quality and reducing...Read More »
The critical access hospital (CAH) was born out of the effort to protect access to healthcare in rural areas and ensure a hospital could remain viable despite the low and variable volumes that come along with the hospital’s location. A CAH is a hospital...Read More »
This morning, healthcare futurist Joe Flower took the stage to kick off this year’s ACDIS conference in San Antonio by sharing a robust vision of healthcare’s future—from technological innovation that leads to integrations of care from providers to payers to patients.
Every year, ACDIS celebrates the achievements of exceptional CDI professionals. Nominations come from peers in the industry. The ACDIS Conference Committee then reviews applications and chooses the final winners.Read More »
One of my favorite cartoons that pertains to CDI shows a gentleman in a hospital bed shouting at the nurse. She is standing at the foot of his bed holding a clipboard. (Remember when we used to leave patients’ personal information on...Read More »
