ACDIS Guidance

Hello! I’m Penny Richards the new ACDIS Member Services Specialist. I’m thrilled to be working with ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and Associate...Read More »

by Juanita B. Seel, RN, CCDS

I am supervisor of a documentation integrity program at a leading teaching hospital in South Carolina...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

I realize that many of the faithful members of ACDIS are, indeed, coders, but most...Read More »

We’re in the final stages of choosing speakers and sessions for the 5^th Annual ACDIS National Conference, to be held May 10-11, 2012 in...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

I almost didn’t become a nurse. I was almost booted out of nursing school. For...Read More »

by Melissa Varnavas

While the majority of CDI programs report to the director of HIM, a good number (27%, according to the 2010...Read More »

By the time you’re reading this note, the first-ever Clinical Documentation Improvement Week will be in the record books. I hope you made the most...Read More »

The 83^rd AHIMA Convention and Exhibit takes place in a few days and...Read More »

Documentation improvement staff often struggle with principal diagnosis selection. A clear understanding of the definition of principal diagnosis...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

I feel like saying a little bit about why we do what we do, or at least why I do...Read More »