by Linnea Archibald
In a healthcare environment that puts increasing emphasis on pay-for-quality models, it’s no surprise that nearly 92.5% of all respondents to the...Read More »
Tamara Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM-RN, CCDS-O, is the director of clinical documentation excellence at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is the social media coordinator for the North Carolina ACDIS local chapter, and she has been a...Read More »
FEATURES 6 Strategies for CDI new hires 10 Case study: CDI in Canada 17 Staff appreciation and retention 20 Case study: Leadership transitions...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
My first few days on the ACDIS team were filled with terms I’d never heard, abbreviations and acronyms I couldn’t decipher. As time went on, however, my knowledge incrementally increased, and I began “speaking the language” of CDI conversationally. It’s been...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
A robust orientation program marks a great start of any job. This is especially true for a career in CDI. It’s not uncommon for a new CDI professional’s first introduction to the industry to come with their new position since so many hail from the worlds of bedside...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
With CDI’s expansion into quality measures, the need for CDI programs has become apparent in countries beyond the United States. In Canada, CDI is just beginning to take off, but because Canada has a universal healthcare payment system, CDI there looks a bit...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
Above the alpine zone, on mountains greater than 4,500 feet, little grows. Along that line, however, are short evergreens, often with one side sheared off from high winds, snows, and ice. Known as krummholz (German for “twisted wood,” a Mount Washington guide...Read More »
