Telemedicine use by patient condition and medical specialty during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic may shed light on deferred care, reported...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
A robust orientation program marks a great start of any job. This is especially true for a career in CDI. It’s not uncommon for a new CDI professional’s first introduction to the industry to come with their new position since so many hail from the worlds of bedside...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
With CDI’s expansion into quality measures, the need for CDI programs has become apparent in countries beyond the United States. In Canada, CDI is just beginning to take off, but because Canada has a universal healthcare payment system, CDI there looks a bit...Read More »
The total national revenue loss due to the pausing of elective surgeries because of COVID-19 is an estimated $22.3 billion in 2020, according to findings published in the...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
Above the alpine zone, on mountains greater than 4,500 feet, little grows. Along that line, however, are short evergreens, often with one side sheared off from high winds, snows, and ice. Known as krummholz (German for “twisted wood,” a Mount Washington guide...Read More »
The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria defines acute kidney injury (AKI) as any of the following: “Increased creatinine level greater than or equal to 1.5 times the baseline (historical or measured), which is known or presumed to have occurred within the prior seven days...Read More »
by Tiffany Ward, MSN, RN, CCDS
Documentation is an integral part of a patient’s healthcare encounter. The lack of proper or precise documentation may lend itself to an inaccurate picture of what truly occurred during a patient’s hospital stay or outpatient visit. How do CDI...Read More »
