CDI specialists can pretty much come from any background in the medical field—from physicians, to nurses, to coders, and everything in between....Read More »
With special guest James Wall, RN, BSN, MBA, senior director of clinical documentation improvement at LifePoint Health, and co-host Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS,...
The ACDIS Advisory Board created the following white paper which analyzes national survey data on CDI specialists' chart review productivity and...Read More »
The following white paper provides national survey data on chart review productivity of CDI specialists, lists the variables that can reduce or enhance chart review productivity, and provides ACDIS’ recommendations on chart review productivity standards.
The following white paper demonstrates the importance of implementing a career ladder and/or incentive program for your CDI staff. It provides sample models of each that hospitals can consider and adapt for their own use.
During the 2015 Association for Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) Conference, a national work group of experienced pediatric CDI specialists including pediatricians, pediatric hospitalists, pediatric critical care physicians, nurses, and coding specialists was formed to...
