CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 3

Coding Clinic Update: Seventh character defined, more PCS focus

May 1, 2015
Clinical & Coding

We’re just about six months away from the implementation of ICD-10 CM/PCS, and the AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS is rolling right along with advice for the new code set. ICD-10-PCS will be the greatest challenge facing coders this October, so the First Quarter 2015 edition focused...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 3

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

May 1, 2015
Education

The CDI Journal offers CE credits towards the ACDIS CCDS certification. To obtain your CCDS continuing education credits, you must successfully complete the online continuing education quiz. Please note: The expiration date for this activity is May 1, 2016. You must complete...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 9, Issue 2

Certification Update: Meet our 3,000th CCDS holder

January 6, 2016
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

ACDIS is proud to celebrate the 3,000th Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential holder, Rhonda Bisby, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDI specialist at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, Texas.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 2

Download the March/April edition of the Journal

March 1, 2015

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CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 2

Associate Director's Note: CDI superheros can change the face of healthcare

March 1, 2015
ACDIS Guidance

CDI specialists may well be the superheroes of the healthcare industry—after all, they have the ability to adapt faster than changing government reimbursement initiatives, are stronger than the harshest physicians, and can leap through chart reviews like lightningRead More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 2

Associate Director’s Note: Advisory Board Voting set; cast your ballot today

January 22, 2015
ACDIS Guidance

 The ACDIS (electronic) ballot box has been primed and dusted, ready for the amazing new candidates who stepped forward this year. Remember, voting is open only to ACDIS members. Voting instructions are included on the top of the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 2

Note From the Advisory Board: What physicians want

March 1, 2015
ACDIS Guidance

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN, CCDS, CCDI, CDIP

I attended several medical conferences recently with my husband, a physician, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that physicians were talking about things such as ICD-10, readmission rates, length of stay, and other topics familiar...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 9, Issue 2

In the news: House committee hears ICD-10-CM/PCS supporters

March 1, 2015
Clinical & Coding, News, Quality & Regulatory

Query revision for ICD-10-CM/ PCS compliance is underway for at least 51% of those responding to a recent ACDIS poll. Of the 657 responses, 46% indicated that their facility has not embarked on a query update project, with 3% waiting until after the implementation date and 14% indicating they...Read More »

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