Okemena Ewoterai, BSN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP, is the associate director at Montefiore Medical Center, a part of Montefiore Health System in Bronx, New York. She is also a member of the ACDIS Diversity and Inclusion Task Force.
by Linnea Archibald
While I don’t fully agree with the old saying that “if you’re not moving forward, you’re falling behind,” there is something to be said for moving in a direction instead of standing still. Many CDI departments begin their journeys reviewing for primarily CC/MCC...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
It’s always been easy to show financial return on investment for inpatient CDI endeavors, but the monetary value of outpatient programs is increasing dramatically year after year, making outpatient CDI reviews more attractive to many healthcare organizations....Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
Pediatric CDI reviews require a different skill set than those in the traditional adult acute care space. Often, CDI professionals reviewing these specialized charts are islands within their overall CDI department, acting as the sole pediatric CDI reviewer....Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
CDI work in the home healthcare space is anything but basic, and while it shares some similarities with traditional inpatient CDI, it carries many nuances of its own. Sometimes, it may not even be called “CDI,” according to Sharon Litwin, RN, SHSH, MHA, HCS...Read More »
by Brian Murphy
The greatest barrier to CDI efforts in the outpatient/ambulatory setting is often the simple question of where to start. Following are some tips on where to direct your focus and what to ask before beginning. These suggestions can save you valuable time and...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
CDI in the inpatient rehabilitation setting shares many similar aspects with traditional inpatient acute care CDI programs, so it’s not uncommon that many CDI specialists working in the rehab setting have a background in an inpatient acute care setting.
