CDI Management

Imagine sitting down to take an exam and the teacher tells you exactly what’s on the test. Not only that, but the teacher’s putting the answers up...Read More »

With all the discussion regarding electronic health record (EHR) implementation, many CDI professionals worry that facilities pay little real...Read More »

by Melissa Varnavas

You know those somewhat helpful hints you most often find in Women’s Day magazine but which have cropped up...Read More »

Few managers have the luxury of hiring staff with concurrent record review experience. Thus, once you hire new staff, you need to determine how to...Read More »

As the financial tug-of-war continues, with government and private payers on one side and healthcare providers on the other, it can be difficult...Read More »

When evaluating overall compliance within a CDI department, Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC-A, CDI education director for HCPro,...Read More »

by Donald A. Butler, RN, CCDS

When it comes to tracking CDI program data, many facilities fall back on the information provided by their consultants,. But other CDI programs...Read More »

Retaining written, templated, and verbal queries in document form is necessary to ensure CDI compliance. In the current climate of regulatory...Read More »

When the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) hired Melanie Halpern, RN-BC, MBA, CCDS, CCRA, to implement a clinical...Read More »