As part of the annual CDI Week celebration, ACDIS conducts several interviews with industry experts surrounding topics covered in the CDI Week Industry Survey. James Wall...Read More »
A common theme that plays a critical role in portraying the patient encounter accurately in both the inpatient and outpatient environments is complete and precise documentation. General principles of medical record documentation...Read More »
Along with my CDI work, I’m still pulling a few shifts each month as an ED doc. Having been in “The Pit” for nearly three decades, I’m intimately familiar with the Laws of Emergency Medicine, such as:
Often, the first step getting started in CDI in becoming comfortable with the record review process is simply shadowing existing CDI staff members. If you are the first and only CDI specialist in your facility, reach out to ACDIS...Read More »
Q:I'm in charge of a coding audit for our department for the first time and trying to determine how many cases to use as a sample. What factors should I consider?Read More »
Formal CDI programs have existed in Australia for almost two years, now. Having established one of the first CDI programs here, I was in a very privileged position to influence how CDI might look in Australia.
By Marion Kruse, BSN, RN, MBA, and Jennifer Cavagnac, CCDS
As medical information moves from paper-based to electronic, CDI professionals as well as providers, hospital clinical and administrative leaders, coders, and other record analysts must consider the following questions...Read More »
In addition to the efforts of the core ACDIS team, a group of volunteers from the ACDIS membership work hard for months on end to make CDI Week memorable for all CDI professionals. If you’re interested in serving on this committee, please email ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald (...Read More »
