Website tips: Local chapter resources

March 7, 2019
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ACDIS Guidance, Education

Want more information about ACDIS local chapters? Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas has all the information you need! For more info, visit the local chapter pages as well.

Website tips: Certification resources

March 7, 2019
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ACDIS Guidance, Education

Wondering what resources are available on the ACDIS website for certification? Certification Coordinator Penny Richards has the answer! For more info, visit the certification pages as well.

Note from the ACDIS Editor: CDI Journal focuses on technological changes

March 7, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 10
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Linnea Archibald

Often, it feels like technology changes over night. Just when you master one element, it’s out of date and a...Read More »

Local chapter update: Local and ACDIS national leadership collaboration

March 7, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 10
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Section II.a of the agreement form describes the collaborative relationship between ACDIS national and chapter leadership.Read More »

ACDIS update: Don’t let CDI trauma reviews traumatize you

March 7, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 10
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

“These were the two most educated trauma coding speakers I have heard, and I’ve been doing this for 13 years,” said one attendee of last year’s...Read More »

Guest post: What is clinical validation

March 5, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 33
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

By Cathy Farraher, RN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
What is clinical validation and why is it important right now?Read More »

Book excerpt: HAC primer

March 1, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 31
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

By Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a nonprofit, nongovernmental...Read More »

Note from the Advisory Board: Five questions to ask when considering prioritization software solutions

March 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

by Angie Curry, RN, BSN, CCDS
Achieving documentation integrity—which results in positive outcomes for everything from quality and...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: The evolution of query practice takes center stage

March 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Melissa Varnavas
I’ve written a lot about queries and the evolution of query best practices over the past 10 years, and I’ve...Read More »

Guest column: How to survive travel consulting

March 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 2
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Angela Maxfield, RN, CCDS
Long flights, layovers and connections, lost luggage, ride-sharing, hotels, unfamiliar beds, time...Read More »

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