Q: Did your organization get formal training for outpatient CDI? If not, what was your source for education? Also, how did you choose the first providers to work with and what was the process of doing so? Lastly, how does query compliance work in the outpatient setting?...Read More »
CDI efforts in the outpatient setting have become more and more talked about over the last decade, but further education on this subject is still in high demand. Expanding documentation integrity efforts to the wide variety of settings outside hospital walls requires a variety of expertise—not...Read More »
While telehealth has made care more accessible, especially at the height of the pandemic, a recent survey shows both patient and provider see such virtual visits as helpful but not a replacement to in-...Read More »
by Jennifer A. Boles, BS, COC, CRC, CCDS-O
Many healthcare systems are looking at where to expand next in the outpatient and ambulatory medical group settings. Outpatient CDI is often focused on hospital emergency department (ED) and observation settings. Ambulatory CDI is viewed...Read More »
ACDIS celebrates CDI professionals annually with a full week of recognition for the profession through activities, education, and fun. This year’s CDI Week theme is Under the Sea-DI, celebrating the often underappreciated and unseen efforts CDI professionals contribute to their...Read More »
by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O
Some people can study very little for a test and still pass. Others spend weeks, if not months, preparing for a test and still never feel 100% ready. Well, I am in the latter group, and recently I was tasked with taking the CCDS-O exam so that I...Read More »
