The job description for a clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialist involves more than simply leaving queries. The role takes many different forms, however, standard competency elements do exist—competencies CDI staff...Read More »
We all love a good contest. We all want to know which city will earn the “best place to live,” which hospital will earn accolades as US News & World Report’s “best” of whichever category—children’s, cancer treatment, location. We all want...Read More »
The ACDIS local chapter/networking calendar for April filled up quickly and May meetings are set to cover a wide variety of educational hot topics, particularly early in the month with four chapter meetings taking place on May 1. For additional information, visit the local chapter page on the...Read More »
We’re less than six weeks away from our annual conference! Here are the top five reasons you should attend the 2015 ACDIS Conference, and a preview of one of the sessions. Read More »
At 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, Congress passed the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), which effectively eliminated the more than 17-year battle over cuts to physician reimbursement associated with the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR).Read More »
Today (Thursday, April 16) at 1 p.m., Eastern the American Hospital Association (AHA) joins Executive Health Resources (EHR) to review CDI trends across the country in a webcast on the AHA website.Read More »
Q: Is the statement “please document in a progress note to capture the severity of illness (SOI), risk of mortality (ROM) and care needed for this patient” appropriate to use in a query? In general, is it appropriate to mention SOI/ROM and support level of care and profiling when querying...Read More »
