Guest Post: Finding a definition for failed CDI programs

June 6, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 26
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

by Donald A. Butler

In March, I started a conversation on CDI Talk...Read More »

Guest Post: The CDI evolution

May 31, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 24
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Juanita B. Seel, RN, CCDS

I have been a CDI specialist for seven years. I wanted to share with all of you how our program has...Read More »

Director’s Note: Make the most of quarterly conference calls

May 26, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 11
ACDIS Guidance

The next ACDIS quarterly conference call will be held on Thursday, May 26, from 1-2 p.m. EST. ACDIS members have received dial-in...Read More »

Director’s Note: First group of CCDS credential holders due for recertification

May 12, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 10
ACDIS Guidance

It seems to be hard to believe, but we’re approaching the two-year anniversary of the launch of the certified clinical documentation specialist (...Read More »

Guest Post: Expanding the CDI Horizons: Practical Considerations

May 2, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 21
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS

In my last blog titled I...Read More »

Director’s Note: List of CCDS certification holders published

April 28, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 9
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS is pleased to publish a complete list of CCDS certification holders from May 16, 2009 (the day the certification was launched) through April...Read More »

Guest Post: E-query case study: Memorial Hermann streamlines systems

April 18, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 20
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

By Anna Wheeler, MPH, RHIA, CCS

Prior to implementing an electronic query application from Meta Health Technology in 2010, the...Read More »

Director’s Note: Thanks for a successful conference

April 14, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 8
ACDIS Guidance

Last week more than 700 CDI professionals attended the 4th Annual ACDIS Conference at the Hilton Walt Disney Resort in Orlando. From...Read More »

Director's note: Laying down the (by)laws

April 1, 2011
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 2
ACDIS Guidance

(See p. 4)  ACDIS has issued comments to AHIMA, CMS, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but it’s largely been a shared...Read More »

2010 CDI Salary Survey shows compenstation doesn't reflect staff value

April 1, 2011
Surveys
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

CDI specialists increasingly feel their salaries inappropriately reflect the value they bring to their organizations. Over and over, respondents to the third annual CDI Salary Survey lamented the pay cuts, increased hours and workloads, lack of raises, and decreases in benefits.

In 2008,...

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