The Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential is a mark of distinction and an important step in a CDI specialist’s maturation. Local chapters can help foster their members’ professional growth as they pursue certification in a number of ways.Read More »
Ethics. My favorite topic! Being a hopelessly optimistic and naïve person, I am often surprised by unethical behavior. I have seen it in management and employees alike, and it always comes as a shock. Once I have identified this behavior in...Read More »
The annual CDI Salary Survey serves as a benchmark, a stake in the ground, that illustrates the average earnings of those working in the field. In the earliest days of the profession, CDI specialists...Read More »
If you’re coming to the 2018 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, November 8-9, at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista—Disney Springs™ Area in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, make sure to book your hotel room now.Read More »
Just as CDI Week celebrations wouldn’t be nearly as exciting without the involvement of our friends in other departments, CDI departments should take a moment this week to recognize their case management counterparts.Read More »
ACDIS Radio is a biweekly talk show devoted to hot topics in CDI. If you haven’t listened before or you’re just a bit behind, make sure to peruse the archives on the ACDIS website or subscribe via...Read More »
Kimberly Charles, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CEMC, will present “Documenting Evaluation and Management Services,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS conference. Charles is the charge integrity manager, quality assurance team, at UK Healthcare in Lexington, Kentucky....Read More »