Shannon Huth, MSN, RN, CCDS, was working as an emergency department nurse in Southern California when she discovered her talent for chart reviews. She was asked to enter trauma data for county reporting, and realized how much she enjoyed analyzing the charts and learning the...Read More »
The CDI Journal offers CE credits towards the ACDIS CCDS certification. To obtain your CCDS continuing education credits, you must successfully complete the online continuing education quiz. Please note: The expiration date for this activity is November 1, 2016. You...Read More »
Productivity has been a huge concern for both CDI specialists and coders. With the added specify in ICD-10, facilities need to strike a balance between getting claims out the door and capturing the full clinical picture is key, says ACDIS Advisory Board member Judy Schade, RN, MSN, CCM,...Read More »
By now, facilities should be way past the basic ICD-10 overview education. Now is the time to reinforce
ICD-10 knowledge through refresher courses and training methods, says Robin Keeney, CCS, CCDS, director of Revenue Cycle Services at VHC, Inc., in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.Read More »
Romerl “Cris” Gumayagay, CCDS, CCS, CDIP, knows a thing or two about having passion for CDI. The foreign medical graduate (FMG) has been involved in CDI for more than five years and holds a CDI position at the University of Southern California, Keck Medicine, in Los Angeles.Read More »
The CDI Journal offers CE credits towards the ACDIS CCDS certification. To obtain your CCDS continuing education credits, you must successfully complete the online continuing education quiz. Please note: The expiration date for this activity is October 1, 2016.You must...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD
Even though primary care physicians (PCP) need CDI expertise, many remain unaware of how the medical landscape around them has changed, and many more simply do not believe that their practice has to change. If the PCPs in your network are reticent, the...Read More »
A recent survey conducted by The American Hospital Association and Executive Health Resources (EHR) found that 98.5% of participants reported that their physicians could improve their documentation practices.Read More »
