By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
Last year I went the Niagara Falls Comic-Con with my son and had the good fortune to meet David Newell, better known to most of us as Mr. McFeeley, the Speedy Delivery Man from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Mr. Newell could not have been a nicer guy...Read More »
By Anny Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, and Page Knauss, BSN, RN, LNC, ACM, CPC, CDEO
The brevity of the patient encounter requires an organization’s outpatient CDI program to focus on improving documentation from the beginning. One of the goals for outpatient CDI should be to reduce...Read More »
The 2018 ACDIS Conference is only 37 days away. While the ACDIS conference is special and memorable each and every year, the ACDIS team is especially excited for some specific reasons this year.Read More »
A few weeks ago, I was honored to have presentation accepted for the annual ACDIS conference in San Antonio. It’s been a while since I’ve spoken to larger audiences. My last round of talks...Read More »
by Julia Hammerman, RHIA, CPHQ, and Sam Champagnie
An audit program that includes a balance of random sampling and focused auditing delivers greater insight into coder performance and documentation improvement opportunities under ICD-10. Begin with random sampling. This helps...Read More »
This week, please take a minute to get to know Aimee Van Balen, RN, BSN, CCDS, a certified senior CDI specialist at Lifespan Corporation in Providence, Rhode Island.Read More »
By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS
The U.S. healthcare system, while one of the most dynamic healthcare environments in the world, is nevertheless riddled with constant changes. Hospital operations have shifted into value-of-care versus the old focus on...Read More »
