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CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 1

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: First CDI Journal of 2023 takes us back to basics

January 5, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Linnea Archibald

I can’t be the only one who gets the urge to totally reinvent parts of my life at the beginning of a new year. Something about an empty 12-month calendar stretched before me invites dreams of new hobbies, healthier habits, and the like.

Often, though,...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Download the January/February 2023 edition of the CDI Journal!

January 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

FEATURES
5 Breaking into the CDI ranks
10 Case study: Quality specialists
18 An eye toward continued competency
38 Case study: Developing...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 1

News: 2022 payer price transparency data dwarfs hospital data, review shows

January 5, 2023
News, Quality & Regulatory

The hospital price transparency rule has been in effect since January 1, 2021, but hospitals are already far behind in data compared to payer data that been made available since the [payer rule] started on July 1, 2022. According to Turquoise Health’s...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: New year, same basics

January 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Linnea Archibald
I can’t be the only one who gets the urge to totally reinvent parts of my life at the beginning of a new year. Something about an empty 12-month calendar stretched before me invites dreams of new hobbies, healthier habits, and the like. As I’ve said in past...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 1

News: Nasal nerve damage linked to COVID loss of smell, new study says

January 5, 2023
Clinical & Coding, News

The effects of COVID-19 can include a prolonged and damaging inflammatory assault on nerve cells in the nose, a new study published by Science Translational Medicine shows. These cells are responsible for the sense...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

All roads lead to Rome: Breaking into CDI

January 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Jess Fluegel
Because CDI sits at the crossroads of many healthcare departments, people reach it by way of many roads. How a CDI professional got to their current position involves a unique story of background skills, experiences, and past roles.

The diversity of a CDI...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 1

News: Length of stay spikes for pediatric mental health visits to emergency department, research shows

January 5, 2023
News, Quality & Regulatory

Prolonged lengths of stay (LOS) in emergency departments (ED) increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic for pediatric patients with mental health conditions. According to a new study published by the Journal of the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Note from the Instructor: Returning to CDI fundamentals

January 1, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Denials & Appeals, Education

by Kim Conner, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O
A great deal of change has occurred over the past three years in healthcare, and every organization nationally is feeling the financial burden in the wake of COVID-19 and recent natural disasters. CDI departments are stretched thin, pressured...Read More »

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