Policies & Procedures

Did you know there’s another ACDIS committee besides the ACDIS Advisory Board working on writing new white papers and guidance for the association...Read More »

By Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

Your organization may have policies dictating the frequency of record review and...Read More »

For many, outpatient CDI is still a new frontier. An outpatient CDI effort might be kicked off by success on the inpatient side and some...Read More »

"I remember talking to some of the folks who work in CDI at conferences, and when I would ask them about psych units, none of them had CDI working...Read More »

By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
So, the first AHA Coding Clinic for 2018 is out, and I must admit, I was surprised at its...Read More »

By Kamran H. Shah, MD, CCS, CCDS

The question most frequently asked of CDI programs, in my experience, is why the case mix index (...Read More »

Q: Would there be any legal or ethical issue if a CDI nurse did the discharge...Read More »

By Adrienne Commeree, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIC

Due to the intricacy of healthcare records, clinical documentation, and the complexity...Read More »

By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

We use lots of metrics to describe the success or failure of a CDI program. We talk about...Read More »

By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

Compliance is a “shady” subject. Those that have attended my...Read More »