CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 1

Note from the ACDIS Editor: New CDI Journal edition helps you set new-year professional goals!

January 4, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Jess Fluegel

The new year always has an exciting energy of possibility and new horizons. Though nothing about our lives objectively changed from December 31 to January 1, it’s a great time to refresh and start a new mindset for the future! New gym memberships and meal plans...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 1

Download the January/February 2024 edition of the CDI Journal!

January 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

FEATURES
6 How to professionally develop in CDI
24 Case study: Benefits of a CDI-specific credential
29 Case study: The quest for the CDI staff
29...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 1

News: Greenwich psychologist convicted of $2.6 million in Medicare fraud scheme

January 4, 2024
Denials & Appeals, News

A Connecticut psychologist, Michael Lonski, Ph.D., has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for committing a healthcare fraud scheme, according to JustCoding. Lonski was...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 1

Note from the associate editorial director | New year, new professional goals

January 1, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Linnea Archibald

The new year always has an exciting energy of possibility and new horizons. Much like the beginning of a new school year (which you know I love), I can’t help but feel excited about the blank calendar page of January inviting me to make the most of the next 12...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 1

News: CMS proposed rule offers Medicare patients the ability to appeal outpatient status

January 4, 2024
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS has issued a new proposed rule, which would mandate that patients be afforded the ability to appeal hospital reclassifications from inpatient to outpatient status.

According to the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 1

Thyme to garden: How to professionally develop in CDI

January 1, 2024
Education

by Joshua Raposa

Professionals new to a field may be likened to a seed: Give them what they need, and they will flourish. Of course, every seed is different. Despite their differences, however, there are generally accepted methods and means for nurturing and cultivating the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 1

News: Long-term COVID-19 patients had same cognitive outcomes as other ICU patients, study finds

January 4, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

A new clinical study from JAMA Network suggests that patients dealing with the effects of long-term COVID-19, though in possession of significantly worse cognitive outcomes than healthy patients, do not...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 18, Issue 1

Guest column | Professional development: A personal journey

January 1, 2024
Education

by Courtney Kretz, MSN, RN, CCDS

Five years ago, I was excited and nervous to enter a new phase of my nursing career: CDI. I had no idea what a clinical documentation specialist was responsible for, but regardless, I knew I was equipped with the necessary medical knowledge. After...Read More »

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