Guest Post: The Problem List Project: Managing Post Acute Care Transfer DRGs

August 16, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 36
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Michele D. Johnson RN, BSN

The length of stay (LOS) for coronary artery bypass graft patients and valve replacement patients at...Read More »

Director's Note: Join us on the podium at the 2012 ACDIS Conference

August 4, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 16
ACDIS Guidance

We are currently seeking speakers to present at the 2012 ACDIS fifth Annual Conference, to be held May 10-11, 2012 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt...Read More »

Guest Post: CDI specialists can help lead the way in effective EHR implementation

August 1, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 33
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

By Karen Newhouser

Historically, the limitations of the traditional paper health record have made data extrapolation a difficult,...Read More »

Director’s Note: Help kick-off Clinical Documentation Improvement Week

July 21, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS is sponsoring the industry’s first Clinical Documentation Improvement Week on Sept. 18-24, 2011. As part of the week’s offerings, we...Read More »

Guest Post: Defining expertise, determining professional advancement

July 20, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 32
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, CDI Expansion

by Donald A. Butler

I have a question for all of the CDI professionals who feel they have achieved a genuine level of expertise (...Read More »

Suggested ACDIS ICD-10 implementation timeline

July 1, 2011
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

Editor’s note: The following timeline contains step-by-step guidance for meeting the ICD-10 go-live date of October 1, 2013, collected and...Read More »

Director's note: Advisory board qualifications and expectations revamped, new elections process developed

July 1, 2011
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance

On our advisory board Web pages you can now find new documents describing qualifications and expectations of advisory board members, as well as...Read More »

Guest Post: Physician collaboration: Identifying the keys to success?

June 27, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 29
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Donald A. Butler

Over and over again in CDI Talk, at the ACDIS conference, local chapters, anywhere two CDI professionals have...Read More »

Guest Post: Complete and accurate clinical documentation is the future of healthcare

June 22, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 28
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Fran Jurcak, RN, MSN, CCDS

What can you can do to improve your program? How can you put some of your CDI strengths into better...Read More »

Director's note: 2012 Conference Committee members sought

June 9, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 12
ACDIS Guidance

Note: Due to a large volume of applications received, the application period is now closed.

Our association is seeking...Read More »

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