ACDIS Guidance

By Penny Richards

Earlier this week I had the unpleasant monthly duty to suspend and revoke CCDS certification from people who did...Read More »

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

Your organization may have policies dictating the frequency of record review and...Read More »

ACDIS is built and sustained by its many volunteers serving on the boards and committees....Read More »

Whether within a department, across a large health system, or across the globe, the way in which a message is delivered is often as important as...Read More »

Although there are more than 40 ACDIS local chapters and networking groups in operation throughout the country, there may not be one in your...Read More »

By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC

Generally speaking, developing consistent query policies and procedures for both coding and...Read More »

By Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, and Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
The goal of the risk-adjustment model applied to...Read More »

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

After shadowing teammates, try tandem record reviews where your mentor, manager,...Read More »

One of the most problematic issues in CDI since its inception has been locating, interpreting, and applying official guidelines and regulations as...Read More »

By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC

The following is a list of things I have been told to do by auditors and even gotten my...Read More »