CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Save the dates and register for all the 2024 ACDIS Quarterly Calls!

January 11, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

As a benefit of ACDIS membership, ACDIS Quarterly Calls feature members of the ACDIS administration and CDI community to discuss concerns prevalent within the CDI industry and provide education. Each call is approved for one (1) ACDIS continuing education credit, which can be used toward your...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 2

Guest column | A social determinants of health primer

March 1, 2024
Quality & Regulatory

by Susan G. Michael, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CCDS

During the 2023 ACDIS conference, representatives from Vizient presented “Social Determinants of Health: The Next Level of CDI.” This...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Free webinar for an inside look at the 2024 ACDIS conference on January 25!

January 11, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Not sure what to expect at this year’s ACDIS conference? Join us on January 25, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. eastern to find out what you can Discover at the 2024 conference, to be held April 8–11 in Indianapolis! During...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 2

Case study | The expansion of CDI into Canada

March 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Jess Fluegel

The good word of CDI has spread across the nation over the last few decades, and more recently crossed borders to a friendly place known for its maple syrup and moose! While not everything CDI can be translated cleanly over national borders, our neighbor Canada...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 2

Local chapter update: Gather your chapter to utilize the ACDIS conference group discount!

January 11, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education

As anyone who participates in their local chapter can attest, networking opportunities can open doors and create lasting connections and friendships! Since being able to network and learn with peers is harder to come by in person, these days, ACDIS wants to help local chapters get together at...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 2

Guest column | A CCDS success story

March 1, 2024
Education

by Megha Gupta, MBBS, MD, GDFM, MBA, CCDS

Examinations bring a lot of anxiety and stress, whether they are 10 minutes in person for a Q&A session or four hours of digital clicking. I was sailing in the same boat a month back when I took my CCDS certification exam in the last...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 2

Physician advisor's corner | Overcoming two big barriers to outpatient CDI

March 1, 2024
Outpatient CDI, Physician Advisors

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

The first key to mounting a successful documentation improvement initiative is to understand the most valuable commodity to all providers: time. This is true within both the inpatient and outpatient realms. Anything that increases a...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 2

Meet a member | Be open to learning and new perspectives

March 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Mary Alice Dewees, BSN, RN, CCDS, CRC, is the director of CDI and professional billing audit and education at Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut. This fall, she will have been in CDI for 15 years.

ACDIS: What did you do before entering CDI and how did you get into...Read More »

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