CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 4

10-year retrospective: Original CCDS holders share stories, advice for new test takers

July 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

This May, ACDIS celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential. At the 2009 ACDIS conference in Las Vegas, more than 100 hopeful CDI specialists assembled in a room at the close of sessions on the last day and took the very first CDI...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 4

Physician Advisor's Corner: Are we expecting too much?

July 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
When you work in the CDI program of a medical facility, you are continually thinking of ways to elicit improved documentation from the medical staff. You also spend a fair amount of time lamenting why some physicians or service lines...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 4

Meet a Member: When you get stuck, phone a friend

July 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

Lawrence J. Berthold, RN, BSN, who goes by Larry to most, Larry Joe to some, and Lawrence to few, has worked for PENN Medicine his entire nursing career, even going back to his first clinical rotation. Currently, he oversees the CDI teams across the PENN health system. He participates in both...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 3

Conference corner: ACDIS 2020 complete agenda released!

January 17, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS is excited to announce the final agenda of the 2020 annual conference. Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Download the May/June 2019 edition of the CDI Journal

May 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

FEATURES
8 Physician engagement survey
22 Physician educator roles
29 Six steps for solving CDI’s biggest problemRead More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 3

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Let your voice be heard

January 17, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS

By Melissa Varnavas

Last night, I stopped to pick up a few things at Staples. At the checkout counter, the clerk ran into a couple of challenges. None of these interruptions in my checkout experience were this individual’s fault and she handled them while keeping a shy smile and...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Physicians more engaged in CDI efforts, survey says

May 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Melissa Varnavas
Perhaps we’re looking at the problem of physician engagement through a lens darkly. Engaging physicians is at the core of a CDI specialist’s job. The whole query process aims to get physicians more engaged in the documentation and coding side of healthcare, to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 3

News: Hospital readmissions reduction program’s success questioned

January 17, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

The success of CMS’ HRRP has been overstated, according to a recent study from Health Affairs. Read More »

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