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CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 2

Team development strategies: Know the person, not just the employee

March 1, 2022
CDI Management, Education

by Carolyn Riel
While a team can simply mean a group of people doing independent tasks, its members should ideally work together and intertwine their responsibilities toward one central goal. Team mentality and unity do not generally develop on their own, especially when a day is...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

News: Hospitals set prices ranging from $20 to $1,419 for COVID-19 tests

January 13, 2022
News

A recent analysis by Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker found that hospital-set prices for COVID-19 tests ranged greatly from as low at $20 to as high as $ 1,419. While the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 2

Note from the Product Coordinator: Be bold—Learn something new at ACDIS 2022

March 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Karla Accorto
I was 3 years old when I learned how to ride a bike. Determined to keep up with my best friend—a 4-year-old boy—and my older brother, I skipped the training wheels altogether and insisted my dad teach me how to ride a “two-wheeler.”

Each time I fell—and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

News: Integrative services boost cancer patient survival, study finds

January 13, 2022
News

Offering integrative oncology services such as nutrition counseling and patient support groups benefits many breast cancer patients, a recent ...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 2

Case study: Higher education leads to more open doors

March 1, 2022
CDI Management, Education

by Linnea Archibald
The prevalence of higher education among CDI professionals is undeniably on the rise. Nearly 24% of respondents to ACDIS’ 2021...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

Q&A: Who can respond to a query?

January 13, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

May a physician/provider, who does not take care of a patient during an episode of care answer a query for another physician who did take care of the patient, but does not have time to answer the queries issued to them by the CDI/coders? Could that documented response be used as a basis for...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 16, Issue 2

Note from the ACDIS Director: An ACDIS farewell

March 1, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

by Brian Murphy
I knew ACDIS filled a deep need in the healthcare community as early as May 2008. We were hosting our very first conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and had to send the hotel an advance estimate of attendees in order to allocate for rooms, food, and beverages...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

Conference corner: Call for poster presenters and award applications is officially open

January 13, 2022
Education

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 11!

Consider applying for one of our open slots for poster presenters or nominating yourself or a peer for the prestigious ACDIS Achievement Awards.

ACDIS Poster...Read More »

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