Articles

CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 28

Meet a member: Listen and learn from other CDI professionals

July 14, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

Susan Fantin, MSA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, is the VP of integrated care management overseeing CDI, utilization management, denials management and case management/social work at McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and a current member of the ACDIS Advisory Board. She is...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 28

Local chapter update: Request your local chapter roster for up-to-date member information

July 14, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Local chapter leaders can request their membership roster anytime via the ACDIS Local Chapter Leadership Request form.

Why is the chapter roster important? Using the online membership roster frees local...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Brush up on clinical and coding essentials with the CDI Journal

July 7, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

by Linnea Archibald

Every year, the most well-attended and popular track at the national ACDIS conference is titled simply “Clinical & Coding.” It’s a broad umbrella, but it speaks to the two most central areas of expertise CDI professionals possess. Whether you come to CDI...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

News: CMS proposes new conditions for rural hospital designation

July 7, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

Since 2010, 138 rural hospitals have closed, with 19 shutting down in 2020 alone. To help mitigate this trend and promote healthcare equity in rural communities,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

News: 43% of physicians made a career change during pandemic, survey shows

July 7, 2022
News

In a recent survey conducted by CHG Healthcare, 534 physicians were asked about their career changes over the last two years (April 2020 to April 2022). Findings showed 43% of physicians changed jobs, 8% retired, and 3% left medicine entirely during the pandemic,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

News: Clinician compensation approached pre-pandemic levels in 2021, according to survey

July 7, 2022
News, Physician Queries

Clinician compensation and productivity were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, HealthLeaders reported. Since then, the American Medical Group Association (AMGA)...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

Q&A: CDI applicants with a coding background

July 7, 2022
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management

Q: I am exploring the idea of staffing our outpatient CDI program using both candidates with an RN and an HIM/coding background. We currently have all RNs on our CDI team who have also gotten (at the least) their certified professional coder (CPC) credential. If we decide to include coders to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

ACDIS update: Join us on the podium and ‘Flourish’ at the ACDIS national conference in 2023

July 7, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS is seeking speakers to present at the 2023 ACDIS national conference to be held May 8-11, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois, and also the December 6-8, 2022 virtual event, ACDIS Online: CDI Symposium for Outpatient Efforts. The annual ACDIS conference features...Read More »

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