I attended nursing school at a four-year university that included classes in nursing history and continuum of care. Both courses required review of diversification in healthcare. Since the dawn of modern nursing, there have been controversies...Read More »
Editor’s note: “ACDIS Radio” is a biweekly free webinar featuring ACDIS Director Brian Murphy with case study presentations and interviews with some of the CDI industry’s most cutting-edge practitioners. Tune in every other Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. ET. Register at...Read More »
No new hospital initiative operates in a vacuum. And there is no way to anticipate every consequence of your CDI program. Even with the best intentions, there will be downstream consequences to navigate.
Due to the overwhelming success of our first ever ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, ACDIS has responded with a one-of-a-kind multimedia platform to keep the education, networking, and development going—right from your home office.
by Amber Sterling, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Jana Armstrong, RHIA, CPC
Seven lessons learned in physician education
The following lessons were learned at KRMC and proved to be instrumental in improving communication between physicians, CDI staff, and coders:...Read More »
by Amber Sterling, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Jana Armstrong, RHIA, CPC
Most healthcare systems already have a proven process in place to monitor revenue integrity and ensure correct reimbursement. More than 60% of hospital executives believe revenue integrity is essential to their...Read More »
Last week, ACDIS celebrated our seventh annual CDI Week, recognizing professionals across the country for the incredible work that they do. Facilities and local chapters nationwide joined the fun, embracing the 2017 theme, “The Wild West: New Frontiers in CDI,” fully.
As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Rhonda Peppers, RN, BS, CCDS, a CDI specialist at Care Coordinators, MedPartners, in Tampa, Florida...Read More »
