Director’s Note: ACDIS Board supports AHIMA CDI Practice Brief

Since the last issue of CDI Journal, an important development has occurred in the industry: the release of the AHIMA documents “Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs” (commonly referred to as the CDI Practice Brief) and the Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit. These documents provide an overview of critical elements of a successful CDI program and help establish a baseline for compliant queries.

We reviewed comments from the membership and aired our own concerns and thoughts. In general, I and the ACDIS advisory board support the work of AHIMA including its practice brief.