Cornerstone of CDI success: Build a strong foundation

March 1, 2015
White Papers
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Policies & Procedures

CDI programs have enjoyed rapid growth across the nation. But it’s critical to begin with a strong foundation.

Guest Post: Two on a match; the problem of CDI and coder DRG mismatches

February 23, 2015
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 6
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

Recently a question was posed in ACDIS ...Read More »

Associate Director's Note: ICD-10-CM/PCS future looks bright

February 19, 2015
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 4
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

Last week’s congressional House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing regarding ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation left many industry...Read More »

Associate Director's Note: New advisory board members offer fresh insight

February 5, 2015
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance

We welcome the new members of the ACDIS Advisory Board and encourage you to visit the Advisory Board page on www...Read More »

Guest Post: Expanding CDI focus beyond MS-DRG capture

February 4, 2015
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 4
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS

The recent ...Read More »

Associate Director’s Note: Advisory Board Voting set; cast your ballot today

January 22, 2015
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 2
ACDIS Guidance

 The ACDIS (electronic) ballot box has been primed and dusted, ready for the amazing new candidates who stepped forward this year. Remember,...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Welcome Katy Rushlau to the ACDIS team

January 12, 2015
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, News

by Melissa Varnavas

Maybe you’ve wondered how ACDIS Director Brian Murphy, ACDIS Membership Services Specialist Penny Richards,...Read More »

Fond Farewell: Advisory board members consider CDI progress

January 1, 2015
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance

Each year, four new advisory board members step forward to lend leadership to the ACDIS membership, and four trusted members take a step back from...Read More »

Note from the Advisory Board: Effective essentials needed first

January 1, 2015
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance

by Mark LeBlanc, RN, MBA, CCDS 

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are the basic elements on which most primary school education...Read More »

Associate Director’s Note: Return to core CDI principles

January 1, 2015
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

Over the past year, we’ve been asked numerous times about what it means to be an “advanced” CDI program. No forward-looking CDI program can truly...Read More »

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