Hospitals could soon be required to develop a discharge plan within 24 hours of admission or registration, according to a report published by CMS...Read More »
There is a lot of discussion about how to be a good CDI specialist, but as the profession grows and facilities look to hire new CDI team members,...Read More »
This sample was reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2023. The committee noted that if you use this resource, the basic format needs to be adjusted to the specificities of your organization.
Karen Chase, MS, BSN, RN, CCDS, assistant director of clinical...
Denise Tinkel, RRT, MHA, CCDS, manager and Angelisa “Lisa” Romanello, RN, CCDS, senior consultant with Prism Healthcare Partners, in Chicago, created this sample career advancement policy offering "step" increases for proficiency, education, and certification.
It’s a scenario many CDI specialists face: After spending hours reviewing a physician’s documentation and carefully crafting query after query,...Read More »
Andrea J. Eastwood, RHIT, BAS; Judy Moreau, RN, MBA, share their vision of the role of CDI and their preparations for migrating from a fee-for-service to a population health payment model.
Natalie Esquibel, RN, BSN, CCDS; Rachel Mack, BA, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, detail the benefits of having a CDI educator instruct a new CDS one on one with an orientation manual to get him or her on track to high performance within three months of hire.
