Audrey Murray, BSN, RN, CCDS, CRRN, is a CDI specialist at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble, Texas. She has been in the CDI field for three years.Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
As you read this, maybe you’re thinking about what you might have been doing at this moment in an alternate reality where the global pandemic never hit.
It bears repeating that our hearts go out to those who have lost their jobs, been put on furlough,...Read More »
A new year often spells change for CDI programs looking to extend their influence in their organizations. With the rise of health systems over independent hospitals, many CDI teams find themselves reviewing records outside of the traditional acute care...Read More »
by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
I’m starting this missive the day after Super Bowl LIV, and my hometown Kansas City Chiefs have emerged from five decades of futility and brought home the win. So, it’s understandable that my Facebook feed is full of Chiefs-related content,...Read More »
We’re having a lot of discussions lately on whether we should query for pressure injuries when they’re only documented by nursing. Our wound care nurses determined that staff nurses identify pressure injuries correctly only 60% of the time. If we’re querying based on nursing documentation, our...Read More »
ACDIS is pleased to start the new year with the debut of the Provider Engagement Series.
Written in collaboration with the ACDIS advisory board, this series is intended to discuss the why and how of provider engagement, and the critical role it plays in the success of CDI initiatives.Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
Back when I served as the editor of my hometown newspaper, I was lucky enough to attend a special conference put on by the American Press Institute (API) on the challenges facing the journalism industry. The challenges were many—slumping sales of print editions...Read More »
