The 30-day all cause acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality outcome measure has been linked to hospital payments since the inception of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program (HVBP) in fiscal year 2013. In February 2016, CMS announced that...Read More »
It’s hard to believe that it’s been one year since I began my first day at ACDIS on January 5, 2015—and what a year it’s been. The day I started, the only “CDI” knowledge I had was from a quick Google search, which garnered translations like “customer data integration” and “capacitor discharge...Read More »
Prior to joining HCPro, I’d been a reporter and editor for my hometown newspaper. It was a terrific job. I loved meeting new people, hearing their stories, and getting to share those prized moments with the rest of my community. I’ve been blessed to be able to play a similar role here at ACDIS...Read More »
by Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDI-P
What keeps healthcare chief financial officers (CFO) up at night? A recent article published by Becker’s Hospital Report covering CFOs’ top 2016 concerns found that many were worried about remaining profitable. How can this be?
No matter your holiday traditions, we all seem to share the almost mystical belief that this simple turning of the clock, this flip of the calendar, represents a magical reset button on our lives.Read More »
ACDIS is proud to celebrate the 3,000th Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential holder, Rhonda Bisby, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDI specialist at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, Texas.Read More »
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 must...Read More »
