CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 5

All welcome: HIM representation in CDI growing

September 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

According to the 2018 CDI Week Industry Survey, which included an extended section on CDI staffing practices, only 36.56% of respondents said they had HIM/ coding backgrounds represented in their CDI departments. Further, 77.55% of survey respondents said that their organization had a written...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 5

Coding Corner: Getting defensive—Shore up the discharge summary

September 1, 2019
Clinical & Coding, Denials & Appeals

by Sarah Nehring, CCS, CCDS
The last thing a query writer wants is to provoke a defensive response, but in the current healthcare environment, with denials on the rise, CDI specialists, as well as clinical and coding staff need to think defensively. Here are five things to...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 5

Coding Clinic for CDI: At 40-odd pages, Coding Clinic release lighter lift

September 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2019, will likely make most CDI professionals breathe a sigh of relief as it’s a brief 40 pages in length—welcome news in light of the 2,000-plus-page fiscal year 2020...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 5

Physician Advisor’s Corner: Parkinson’s disease

September 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS

Parkinson’s disease was first described by James Parkinson in 1817. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects almost 1 million Americans with about 60,000 new cases diagnosed every year. Onset usually occurs past the age of 60;...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 5

Meet a Member: “Never burn a bridge you may have to cross!”

September 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Jorde Spitler, BSN, RN, is a CDI specialist at Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital. He is both a member of ACDIS and a member of the Children’s Hospital Association.

ACDIS: How long have you been in the CDI field? What did you do before entering CDI?
Spitler:...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 4

Guest post: Check yes or no

January 21, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Education, Physician Queries

By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

“Do you love me? Do you want me? / Check yes or no.”—George Strait

Ah, the simple joys of childhood. I’m from the era where our grade school social network was mediated by small paper notes rocketing across the classroom. If it...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 4

Download the July/August 2019 edition of the CDI Journal

July 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

FEATURES
10 Welcome new Advisory Board members
18 CDI leaders share their stories, tips
22 12th ACDIS Conference: Simply magical
29 Career ladders...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 4

Note from the CCDS Coordinator: Recertification 101

January 24, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Penny Richards

Recently, I got an inquiry from a new Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) holder who wanted to know what she’ll need to do to recertify. Answering her questions allots me the opportunity to share some tips with readers and refresh everyone on the...Read More »

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