CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 6

Director's Note: New rooms added for 2010 ACDIS Conference; book now!

March 18, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

The good news is that ACDIS has secured additional rooms at the Chicago Hyatt Regency for just $185 for Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 4, the two days of the 3rd Annual ACDIS Conference.   But these additional rooms are selling out quickly. There are currently less than 200 rooms left each...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 5

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Countdown of top leadership qualities

February 7, 2011
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

by Melissa Varnavas

You know those somewhat helpful hints you most often find in Women’s Day magazine but which have cropped up recently on web browsers’ homepages? They’re usually things like “8 great meals to make for dinner tonight!” or “10 helpful hints to make your bathroom...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 5

News: 2009 CDI Salary Survey available

March 4, 2010
News, ACDIS Guidance
More than 300 CDI specialists participated in the 2009 ACDIS salary survey. Respondents answered questions about CDI specialists’ compensation (most make between $50,000 and $70,000 on average), their program structure (most CDI programs...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 4

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Consistancy and the swimming pool

February 3, 2011
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries, Policies & Procedures

by Melissa Varnavas

Hypothetical question: You don’t know how to swim, but you’re learning. You have an inner tube around your waist. Now, where would you rather continue your lessons–in the pool in your backyard or in the ocean?

A friend of mine posed this question to me...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 4

Director's note: Our best conference yet? You decide

October 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

When I first met with the ACDIS 2011 conference committee in July, I knew right away this was a great group. Why? Because they took their job seriously. A couple of members told me flat out that serving on the committee was intimidating because they enjoyed the other ACDIS conferences so much...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 3

Guest Post: Take your program from good to great by getting back to basics

February 2, 2011
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Fran Jurcak, RN, MSN, CCDS

So you’ve been trudging along with your program; the numbers look good to fair, and when you speak with physicians they seem to understand the bigger picture but you know your program could be better.  So how do you “shock” it back to life?  Usually...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

Director’s Note: ACDIS Board supports AHIMA CDI Practice Brief

July 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance

Since the last issue of CDI Journal, an important development has occurred in the industry: the release of the AHIMA documents “Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs” (commonly referred to as the CDI Practice Brief) and the Clinical Documentation Improvement...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 4, Issue 3

ACDIS comments to CMS on FY 2011 IPPS proposed rule

July 1, 2010
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) is pleased to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed changes to the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and proposed fiscal year (FY) 2011 rates, as published...Read More »

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