by Linnea Archibald
Since ACDIS conducted its first CDI Salary Survey, respondents have incrementally reported higher annual salaries. Despite the continually tightening margins for healthcare organizations, the...Read More »
by Andrew B. Maigur, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, CMPC
While most of us rang in the new year either with friends and family or caring for our patients at the bedside, something changed in the regulatory world of healthcare with considerable impact on provider revenue. As of January 1, 2023,...Read More »
by Jessie Roske, MD, FHM
As healthcare systems look to replicate successful CDI programs outside of large complex community or academic health centers, there are unique considerations for rural settings. Of course, “rural” is a social, economic, and cultural descriptor, whereas...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
Expanding into psychiatric units or facilities is a step that CDI programs may take because of their current patient population, a newly acquired center, or just another chance to improve their risk adjustment factor (RAF) score. Though she’s now spent nearly four...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
According to the 2022 CDI Salary Survey, 20.25% of respondents currently review neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) charts. Despite that relatively high rate of review, CDI and coding educational...Read More »
by Cathy Farraher Nakhoul, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
Mortality reviews are never fun because you are reviewing the chart of a human being who expired. It’s important to remember that when you begin the undertaking, your task is similar in gravity to the nurse’s job of preparing the...Read More »
by JoAnne Mullins, DNP, MSN, RN, CCDS
Quality is a hot topic with healthcare organizations and has been discussed at ACDIS annual conferences for several years now. Your CDI department may strive to improve the accuracy, clarity, and specificity of provider documentation in the...Read More »
by Susan Wallace, MEd, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRC, FAHIMA
Inpatient CDI specialists and coders serve an integral role in hospital mortality reviews. They understand the importance of capturing CC/MCC secondary diagnoses to establish severity of illness (SOI) and concepts like “4/4...Read More »
