Book excerpt: The pros and cons of CAC

April 25, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 83
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures

By Adrienne Commeree, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIC

Due to the intricacy of healthcare records, clinical documentation, and the complexity...Read More »

Guest post: Why isn’t CMI a reliable metric?

April 23, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 81
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures

By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

We use lots of metrics to describe the success or failure of a CDI program. We talk about...Read More »

Note from the Instructor: Beware of common compliance pitfalls

April 18, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 78
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

Compliance is a “shady” subject. Those that have attended my...Read More »

Q&A: Understanding case mix index

April 5, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 14
Ask ACDIS, Policies & Procedures

Q: I’ve heard that an increase in the volume of surgical cases can increase a facility’s...Read More »

ACDIS tip: Resources for going remote

April 5, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 14
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures

Though remote work is on the rise and seems to be working well for the majority of people, this doesn’t mean the transition is an easy one.Read More »

TBT: Finding a definition for failed CDI programs

March 29, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 64
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures

by Donald A. Butler, RN, BSN

Years ago, I started a conversation on CDI Talk (now the ACDIS Forum) about failed CDI programs,...Read More »

Telecommunting: CDI Policy

March 26, 2018
Policies & Procedures
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures

This sample CDI telecommuting policy was provided by Lee Ann Landon, BSN, CCMC, CCDS, CDI manager at Honor-Health in Scottsdale, Arizona.

This sample has been reviewed and approved by the Resource Library Committee in 2023. The committee recommends that if a program uses...

Telecommuting: Policy and Work Agreement

March 26, 2018
Policies & Procedures
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures

These sample telecommuting policy and work agreement were provided by Bonnie Epps-Long, MSN, RN, the director of CDI at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia.

These samples have been reviewed and approved by the Resource Library Committee in 2023. The committee recommends...

Radio Recap: Hitting restart on your CDI program

March 8, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures

What happens when your CDI program is struggling and can’t seem to right itself? Rather than succumbing to the trials and disbanding the...Read More »

The buck stops here: CDI escalation policies

March 1, 2018
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 2
ACDIS Update, Policies & Procedures

What’s a CDI specialist to do when queries go answered? What if a physician has a backlog of unanswered queries from three weeks prior? Or what if...Read More »

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