Guest Post: Words to clarify by

March 8, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 10
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN

Many novice CDI specialists do not readily identify when a diagnosis needs clarification. The following list...Read More »

Director’s Note: Annual conference early registration deadline March 9

March 1, 2012
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 5
ACDIS Guidance

The...Read More »

Guest Post: Take 10 steps to refresh your documentation review process

February 20, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 8
ACDIS Guidance, Education

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

I recently had occasion to stop and think about how I approach a chart for a...Read More »

Director’s Note: Quarterly Conference Call agenda includes query discussion, guidance from CMS contractors

February 16, 2012
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 4
ACDIS Guidance

The ACDIS quarterly conference call is scheduled for today, Thursday, February 16, from 1-2 p.m. ET. ACDIS members should...Read More »

Guest Post: Reflections on physician leadership and engagement with CDI programs

February 16, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 7
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Donald A. Butler

Over the past several years there have been a number of conversations that touch on physician leadership...Read More »

Note from the CCDS Coordinator: ‘As God as my witness’ there’s a query opportunity here

February 13, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 6
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Penny Richards

Can you begin to imagine how complex a piece of great literature would be in we had to include complete...Read More »

Guest Post: WWRD: What would the RAC do?

February 7, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 5
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory, Denials & Appeals

by Karen Newhouser

There has been much discussion based on what Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) and other state and federal...Read More »

Director’s Note: ACDIS members elect four new ACDIS Advisory Board members

February 2, 2012
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS would like to welcome four new members to the advisory board. These new board members are the first to be elected to the position through...Read More »

Survey shows physician advisor role requires development

February 1, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 4
ACDIS Guidance

More than half of CDI programs employ physician advisors, but those that do typically find their efforts ineffectual, according to the 2011...Read More »

Guest Post: Thoughts on evaluating vendors/consultants

January 23, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 2
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

by Donald A. Butler

A CDI Talk string discussed ideas for evaluating consultants—a conversation that didn’t gather much...Read More »

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