Community-acquired pneumonia: Clinical coding update

September 8, 2021
ACDIS Update, Clinical & Coding

Today’s guest is William E. Haik, MD, FACCP, CDIP, director of DRG Review Inc., a physician-directed hospital coding consulting service. Today’s co-host is Sharme Brodie,...

Multidisciplinary malnutrition capture

September 1, 2021
ACDIS Update

Today’s guest is Analyn Dolopo-Simon, RN, MPH, ACM, CCDS, director of CDI for UCSD in La Jolla, California. Today’s co-host is Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, ...

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September 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5
ACDIS Update, Education

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6 Strategies for CDI new hires
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Meet a Member: Successfully leading a team through COVID-19

September 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5
ACDIS Update, Education

Natalie Negro, MPH, BSN, RN, CCDS, is the corporate CDI manager at Penn Medicine-Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP...Read More »

Joint statement: Follow-up communication with CMS on hospital inpatient billing for severe malnutrition

September 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5
ACDIS Update, Denials & Appeals

In July 2020, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) under the Department of Health and Human Services released a...Read More »

The art of the work: Physician advisor training

September 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5
ACDIS Update, Education

by Carolyn Riel
It’s no secret that there’s often a disconnect between CDI specialists and the clinicians performing direct patient...Read More »

Research corner: A new approach to effective poster presentations

September 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5
ACDIS Update, Education

“The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.”
—​To a Mouse, Robert Burns

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH,...Read More »

Case study: It takes energy to be proactive—Data-based physician education

September 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5
ACDIS Update, Education

by Linnea Archibald
Any time ACDIS conducts a survey asking about CDI professionals’ pain points, respondents cite physician...Read More »

A leader’s primary responsibility: Advanced CDI education

September 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5
ACDIS Update, Management & Leadership, Education

by Linnea Archibald
Everyone in a CDI leadership role understands the weighty time and resources necessary to properly train and...Read More »

Ask ACDIS: Answered noncompliant queries

September 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5
ACDIS Update, Ask ACDIS

Q: We recently had a situation where a CDI reviewer sent a multiple-choice query and the physician responded and agreed that the diagnosis...Read More »

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