2012 CDI Week Webcast: Introduction to Clinical Documentation Improvement

September 1, 2012
Webinars
ACDIS Guidance, Education

A FREE webinar with with Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN,CCDS, CDIP.

2012 CDI Week Webcast: Clinical Documentation Improvement: What's in it for the physician?

September 1, 2012
Webinars
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries, Education

A FREE webinar with Trey La Charite, MD, and Timothy N. Brundage, MD. During the webinar, Brundage offered the following two order sets:

Malnutrition Support Clinical Severity

August 23, 2012
Tip Sheets & Samples
Education

 This PDF article presents clinical indicators and documentation improvement tips for malnutrition. Provided by Denyatta Henry of McLaren Healthcare in Flint, Mich., consider adapting this article for use in your physician newsletter or other education efforts....

Education: ICD-10 Training Games

July 17, 2012
Tip Sheets & Samples
Clinical & Coding, Education

Attached are four ICD-10 training games developed for JustCoding.com  Platinum subscribers and donated to ACDIS for its members. It includes a circulatory and musculoskeletal system word search, and a root operations crossword and root operations...

Guest Post: A passion for patient care is vital for nurses making the transition to CDI efforts

July 12, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 30
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Dee Schad, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP

As a nurse new to the worlds of coding and clinical documentation, it can feel quite...Read More »

Get with the (CDI) program, doc!

July 1, 2012
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 3
Education

by Trey La Charité, MD

We all agree: Better medical record documentation helps the patient, the physician, and the hospital. So why...Read More »

Meet a member: Medical librarian learns tips from ACDIS

July 1, 2012
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 3
Education

Debra “Debi” G. Warner serves as the clinical librarian for Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, Inc., in San Antonio. She has a master’s degree in...Read More »

Volunteers step up to leadership roles

July 1, 2012
CDI Journal - Volume 6, Issue 3
Education

Editor’s note: The following individuals were recently chosen to lead local ACDIS chapters in their areas. ACDIS currently has more...Read More »

Guest Post: Helping the physician and the hospital through proactive denials management

June 28, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 27
ACDIS Guidance, Education, Denials & Appeals

by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS

CDI specialists can increase their value to their hospital and ensure a far...Read More »

Tip: Work with medical staff to mandate CDI orientation for new physicians

June 21, 2012
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 13
Education

Does your facility mandate physician participation in CDI orientation?

That’s the question SC ACDIS Chapter leader Rebecca “Ali”...Read More »

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