At 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, Congress passed the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), which effectively eliminated the more than 17...Read More »
To help you get revved up and rearing to go this year, we’re previewing a handful of speakers throughout the coming weeks to give you a feel for...Read More »
While many of the 840 respondents to the 2014 CDI Salary Survey believe that salary levels have remained stagnant in recent years, significant compensation shifts do appear when analyzing survey data from the past three years.This year’s survey also shows salary stratification related to...
This position paper seeks to clarify the role of the clinical documentation improvement specialist (CDIS) and provide guidance in developing appropriate policies, procedures, and job descriptions for CDI departments. The CDIS role is complex and requires expert knowledge of clinical care and...
CDI programs still seem to “run the gamut” in terms of structure, productivity expectations, focus, and function, according to the recent results of an ACDIS survey featuring more than 500 responses of facilities of all sizes.
