In April 2012, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) jointly published a...Read More »
Looking to do some summer CDI reading? There’s no better time to brush up on your skills and ACDIS has the best books in the biz to help you keep your CDI career cool when the heat is on.Read More »
Coding and CDI professionals who skimmed through the fiscal year 2020 IPPS proposed rule may have noticed that quite a few longstanding CCs...Read More »
Hiring CDI specialists is, of course, an integral piece in the puzzle to building a successful pediatric CDI program. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of qualified pediatric CDI specialists in the industry and an institution may need to use a significant amount of resources to train CDI...Read More »
Facilities looking to establish or improve their denials management program should consider implementing a steering committee to set overarching priorities, review data, assess findings, and maintain communication channels between senior executives and...Read More »
After the long holiday weekend, the ACDIS team is gearing up for a summer full of great local and national CDI events coming up over the next few weeks. Whether it’s a national or local event, we hope you’ll join in on the fun.Read More »
By Anny Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, and Page Knauss, BSN, RN, LNC, ACM, CPC, CDEO
Advancements in medicine and technology shifted a variety of services that were once solely performed in the inpatient setting to the outpatient setting. The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee’s...Read More »
Officially, the CDI specialist’s role is to facilitate accurate, complete, and consistent clinical documentation within the health record to demonstrate the quality of the care provided and to support coding and reporting of high-quality...Read More »
