Education

by Melissa Varnavas

They say we’ll be together again, soon. While we are praying for those who are sick, those who have lost a...Read More »

Bethany Towater, RN, BSN, CCDS, is a CDI educator at West Tennessee Healthcare (WTH) in Jackson. She’s been in the CDI field...Read More »

by John Zelem, MD, FACS, and Tabitha Hapeman, RN, BSN, RN-BC

Treating this CDI process like garbage is like littering in...Read More »

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

I’ve come to the conclusion that everything has a theme song. This is probably not a revelation...Read More »

Things are changing at a daily pace as the COVID-19 pandemic unfurls. To help CDI professionals navigate these challenging times, here’s a roundup...Read More »

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These are difficult times for everyone—for you,...Read More »

by John Zelem, MD, FACS, and Tabitha Hapeman, RN, BSN, RN-BC

One morning, I was playing golf with my golf mate, Mike. As we...Read More »

By Wednesday, March 18, 2020, COVID-19 had begun to rage full force in the United States. Westchester County, New York, where Kerry...Read More »

Risk adjustment primarily uses diagnosis codes related to chronic diseases to heighten reimbursement for sicker patients. CDI staff need to...Read More »