Changing payment models and the push for quality metrics and all-payer reviews are among the bigger shifts impacting clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs in 2020. With such disruption, CDI leaders face an important question: What
This sample COVID-19 assessment tool was provided by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. in Beachwood, Ohio...
Healthcare will never stop evolving, which will continue to impact all of its supporting disciplines and processes. Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is one key revenue cycle discipline that must continue to rapidly and effectively adapt and expand to meet industry demands.
If you’ve never attended a prior ACDIS conference, the experience is hard to convey in words. Viewers of our special sneak peek webinar have the opportunity to see pictures of conferences past and get an insider glimpse at what thousands of CDI professionals
In January of 2019 the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) issued a national survey to leaders of CDI departments, including supervisors, managers, and directors, with the aim of getting quality data on three important initiatives affecting the CDI profession....
Kettering Health Network was struggling along multiple service lines with lower-than-expected CMI. The large network serves a complex patient population—with patients driving long distances to receive the critical services it provides. The CMI data didn’t reflect the quality of care Kettering...
Natural language processing (NLP) is delivering on the promise of artificial intelligence in health care by providing significant value across clinical and administrative functions.
Leadership research survey indicates rapid expansion, despite operational obstacles
Clinical documentation integrity (CDI) was born in the acute care inpatient setting, with most CDI departments focusing on diagnosis clarifications impacting MS-DRG assignment, present...
ACDIS received more than 600 responses to our annual CDI Week Industry Survey. We've compiled the numbers to highlight popular trends across the industry and provide helpful pointers for professionals in all stages of their outpatient CDI journeys.
