The end of the year is fast approaching. If you need to gather a few more CCDS/CCDS-O continuing education credits (CEUs) don’t forget to take advantage of your ACDIS membership. ACDIS members have free access to 10 CEUs per year simply by virtue of being a member—six from reading each edition...Read More »
At 1 p.m., eastern today, ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and members of the ACDIS Advisory Board opened the lines on an hour-long free webinar for ACDIS members. The topic of today’s discussion was physician engagement; specifically looking at clinically...Read More »
It’s hard to believe that the 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI has already come and gone. ACDIS hosts two conferences every year: the national conference in May, and the outpatient symposium in November. While the national conference has been around for going on 13 years, the symposium got...Read More »
ACDIS members are invited to participate in ACDIS’ Quarterly Membership Conference Call next week on Thursday, November 21. During the call, the ACDIS Advisory Board members and other ACDIS experts will discuss provider engagement and how deep, clinically integrated engagement can affect CDI...Read More »
ACDIS new online certification processes began in September. No more paper applications, faxes, or scans, or emails. No more paper checks. You can apply to sit for the exam (either the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist [CCDS] or the CCDS-Outpatient [CCDS-O]) via the new online,...Read More »
Provider/physician engagement (pick your synonymous term for the person who diagnoses and provides medical care) has always been a core function of CDI. CDI specialists don’t just review records and issue queries to the provider. They also teach them the why...Read More »
Every job is a learning experience, and I learned more than a few things during my tenure as a county and state health director. One was that when you shake hands with someone, always say “Nice to see you.” If it’s the first time you’re meeting...Read More »
“It has something to do with healthcare documentation compliance.” That’s what I told people when asked about my new job with ACDIS. They sort of nodded slowly, eyes slightly squinted in questioning skepticism, and changed the subject.
