Articles

CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 3

Guest column: Men in nursing

May 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Steven L. Griffin, DNP, RN, CCM, CCDS
A man was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, then departed, leaving him half dead. Then a Samaritan man traveling down the same road came to where the man was. When he saw him...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 3

Note from the Director of Programming: Reflections on ACDIS’ past, present, and future

May 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Rebecca Hendren
One of my favorite pastimes is reflecting on experiences and thinking about them through the viewpoint of where I am now. For example, I think back to the 21-year-old woman who fell in love with a man from a different country and decided to move to a new country...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 3

Guest column: Expanding CDI opportunities for immigrants

May 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Ami S. Vyas, MBBS, MPH, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, CHFP, CRCR, CICA, CSBI, CSMC
As a field, CDI in the United States has a particularly high number of foreign medical professionals, myself included. Often, when coming to work in CDI here, these professionals find it challenging to locate...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 3

Meet a Member: She never expected to find her ‘forever’ career

May 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Crystal Incorvaia, RN, CCDS, CRCR, is a regional manager of CDI with Ensemble in Blue Ash, Ohio. She has been in the CDI field for 10 years and is currently a member of the ACDIS Leadership Council and the Forms and Tools Library Committee.

ACDIS: What did you do...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 2

Download the March/April 2022 edition of the CDI Journal!

March 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

FEATURES
6 Team development strategies
12 Case study: Higher education leads to more open doors
22 Make learning fun
28 Medals of recognition...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

Note from the Editorial Director: New opportunities for ACDIS involvement

January 13, 2022

by Melissa Varnavas

It was a cold January day in 1961, 61 years ago next week. The words “ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for country,” uttered over the inauguration podium, resonating across the airwaves. Now, repeated a thousand times, and a...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 2

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Educational Olympics

March 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Linnea Archibald
I love the Olympics. Granted, I’m more of a Summer Games gal than a Winter Games one, but no matter the sport, I’m always inspired and awed by the dedication and talent on display. Of course, the Olympics aren’t the only place we can see this kind of single...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

News: Healthfirst Health Plan, Inc., received $5.2 million in overpayments for seven high-risk diagnoses, OIG says

January 13, 2022
News

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently conducted an audit of Healthfirst Health Plan, Inc., focused on seven groups of high-risk diagnosis codes to determine whether the organization complied with federal...Read More »

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