As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, CDI specialists play a crucial part in the effort to accurately track the public’s health. As the link between clinicians and coders, CDI professionals are uniquely positioned to provide support to both...Read More »
by Sarah Nehring, RHIT, CCS, CCDS
As a coding educator, most of the questions I address are about two things: ICD-10-PCS coding and queries. While coding procedures can be challenging, the lack of complete documentation is more frustrating. The following are just 10 of the things...Read More »
Danielle Forni, RN, BSN, is a CDI specialist at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston and a member of the Massachusetts ACDIS local chapter. She has been in the CDI field for a year and four months.Read More »
FEATURES 8 Case study: Education on a budget 14 Integration means more than PowerPoints 23 Educator roles standardize, develop, engage 33...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
I always loved school. In fact, I still love learning. Digging into the intricacies of a topic and synthesizing them to present through writing truly delights me. That’s what makes my role at ACDIS so fun. All of us on the ACDIS team are constantly learning,...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
What was true on Friday somehow changes by Monday.
If you’ve been listening to me over on Facebook Live for the ACDIS Monday Meet Ups we’ve been holding since the end of April, essentially that’s been the theme.Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
Since its inception, the CDI field has grown and advanced, its positive effects reaching far beyond documentation improvement for correct coding, reporting, and reimbursement. Organizations have seen the importance of solid documentation practices and have steadily...Read More »
by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
If you were to ask me, “What is the single best thing I can do to improve clinical documentation?” my answer would be to go out and get yourself some resident physicians. Beg, borrow, or steal them if you have to, but having residency programs...Read More »