At this time last year, many CDI specialists, providers, and coders worried about the arrival of ICD-10; some spoke of doomsday scenarios with...Read More »
Physician advisors serve a variety of purposes beyond documentation improvement, including assisting case management, utilization review, quality...Read More »
Susan Edamala, RN, MSN, CCRN; Karl Kochendorfer, MD, FAAFP
Learn how one CDI program created a successful query process utilizing three key strategies. Review a case study presentation using this method with supporting data demonstrating a sustained change in the query response...
It’s been four years since ACDIS asked its members to offer up their thoughts about the role of the physician advisor in clinical documentation...Read More »
As you plan your itinerary, we are interviewing a handful of speakers to give you a feel for the sessions. This week, we spoke with Susan...Read More »
Each facility should have a specific plan in place between CDI and coding for how to handle unspecified diagnoses, says Katy Good, RN, BSN...Read More »
It’s a glass half-full kind of result—40% of “ACDIS Radio” listeners (of the October 28, 2015, broadcast) say their CDI program has an established...Read More »
The electronic health record (EHR) has been a game-changer for CDI specialists. Information that was once buried in storage and hard to access is now at the fingertips of physicians and CDI specialists, leading to a more detailed reference and a richer picture of a patient’s medical history....
As part of the fifth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics.
