After three years’ worth of frustration and postponements ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation seems to have been much ado about nothing (to quote Shakespeare). The October 1, 2015, implementation date has come and nearly a month has passed wherein the United States healthcare system lumbered on pretty...Read More »
Are you looking for a quick and easy way to engage your providers? Homemade baked goods and gifts recognizing consistent high quality documentation are a viable option. But, while treats are great for some, the best strategy for motivating providers can, in many cases, be their own track records...Read More »
When it comes to dinner-party small talk, CDI professionals often struggle to find an easy sound-bite explanation to the role they play within the healthcare system.Read More »
As I mentioned in the most recent edition of the CDI Journal, my 96-year-old grandmother recently took a spill. She hit her head on the corner of the kitchen counter, which earned her seven stitches over her left eye plus a compression fracture in her neck. Within 24...Read More »
This week clinical documentation specialists around the country have been touting, extoling, celebrating their efforts and spreading the word about the various ways CDI specialists help their physicians, coders, and communities. Read More »
In this year’s special supplement, we recap some of the learning highlights, fete our annual award winners, thank our exhibitors and sponsors, and illustrate just how much fun an ACDIS conference can be.Read More »
Last week (August 6-8) ACDIS Director Brian Murphy let me venture out in the world to attend the joint American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)/Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. As I perused the schedule for the CDI...Read More »
