by Carolyn Riel
Technology can offer great benefit to a healthcare organization, helping with everything from tracking key performance indicators to improving overall documentation and patient care. Though the benefits are numerous, smaller organizations often lack the budget to...Read More »
by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC
In my years of teaching both nursing students and new nurses, I learned the value of critical thinking in daily practice. Now that I am teaching CDI specialists, I still see how important critical thinking is in every aspect of our...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
If your organization isn’t reviewing all in-hospital mortality cases, you’re missing some tremendous opportunities. While many facilities have been doing mortality reviews for a decade or more, there are still many facilities that do...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
One of the main aspects of the CDI role is provider education. But unlike query impacts—both financial and quality related—proving an ROI for educational efforts can be exceptionally difficult. There are no quality scores or rankings, no DRG changes, no concrete...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
So, your organization has a CDI program. How do you know if it’s any good? What positive impact is it having on your facility? Is it achieving everything it can? These questions can be answered only if you have performance data to...Read More »
FEATURES 6 The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force 12 Foreign-trained physicians in CDI 20 Advocating for yourself 27 Case study: Overcoming...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
This past year has brought to light many of the ills of our society, highlighting needed changes on almost all levels of healthcare, societal norms, and issues of social justice. Together, we look in the rearview mirror with a collective sigh, a sadness and...Read More »
