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Following is a complete archive of CDI Journal, our in-depth quarterly publication available exclusively to Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) members.

In the pages of CDI Journal you will find:

case studies of successful CDI programs
articles on how to improve documentation on disease-specific topics
analysis of trends affecting clinical documentation improvement
information on data gathering and mining
strategies for developing compliant, effective physician queries
and more

The Quarterly Journal is an ACDIS member benefit. Login or become a member to start receiving this publication.
CDI Journal Archives

April 01, 2013

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ACDIS/AHIMA brief provides additional query guidance

Director's note: ACDIS/AHIMA query brief: Take a bow, members!

Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice

Pediatric hypertension: The cause or the effect?

Meet a member: Thirty-two-year career ends with CDI efforts

Do not let documentation disconnect fester

Avoid the DRG 'grab bag' mentality: Help the physician instead

Accurate documentation for dying patients

Ask ACDIS: Advisory Board offers members insight

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

January 01, 2013

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Sandy survivors share stories of recovery

ACDIS 2013: Are you ready for Nashville?

Conduct peer audits to provide query practice insight

Coding Clinic prompts fresh sepsis education

Recap of Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2012

Hospital status: Endangered!

Meet-a-member: Contributor finds ’gold mine’ in networking

Concurrent coding efforts are limited in CDI practices

See the world: Become a travel CDI specialist

DIY: Make your own CDI newsletters

Handbook offers education and clinical support for staff

Advisory Board members share memories of service

CDI Superstar: Start 2013 with an eye toward excellence

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

CDI Week special supplement

Volunteers step forward to chapter leadership positions

October 01, 2012

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Case management or HIM? Finding the right home for CDI

Director’s Note: The CDI Roadmap

ICD-10 Deadline: Implementation date set at October 1, 2014

Pressing questions, actionable answers regarding ICD-10

Suggested ICD-10 implementation timeline

Addressing the 'bad' and 'ugly' in physician documentation

Meet a Member: Founding Ill., chapter leader was among first to pass CCDS exam

Comprehensive training helps new staff adjust to CDI role

Four steps to physician query success

Sample physician query process

1,000th CDI professional passes CCDS exam

Prepayment review demonstration begins; CDI role in audit defense gains momentum

Q&A: Exploring CDI audit defense efforts

Joint Indiana-Kentucky event offers regional opportunities

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

July 01, 2012

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CMS releases IPPS

ACDIS comments on IPPS proposed rule

Director’s Note: Use case-mix Index metrics with caution

Meet a member: Medical librarian learns tips from ACDIS

Get with the (CDI) program, doc!

New malnutrition criteria could help ensure consistent coding

Ask ACDIS: MS-DRG assignment and cystic fibrosis

ICD-10 timeline still questionable

Four tips to tackle multi-facility CDI management

Multi-facility CDI management requires planning

Volunteers step up to leadership roles

2012 CDI Salary Survey: Slight increase in CDI specialist salaries

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

Special Supplement: 2012 ACDIS National Conference

April 01, 2012

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CDI input helps EHR implementation succeed

Director’s note: Determining the benefit of computer-assisted coding

Meet a member: Move to CDI career a rewarding change for Martha Stanley

Networking focus: ACDIS chapters extend a helping hand to charities

The clash of clinical vs. coverage/payment concerns

Ask ACDIS: Pulmonary hemangioma, VAT/wedge resection as principal

Requirements for diagnostic bronchoscopic procedures

Dietitian involvement resolves malnutrition query quandary

Expect uncertainty in ICD-10's early days

CDI specialists begin ICD-10 preparation efforts despite discussion of potential implementation delays

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

January 01, 2012

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Survey shows physician advisor role requires development

Director's note: What's in it for the physician? A lot

Meet a member: Rita Fields

Outpatient CDI efforts offer documentation opportunities

Ask ACDIS: Including functional quadriplegia definitions on query forms

ICD-10 prep: Dig into documentation

Outgoing members of the ACDIS Advisory Board offer thoughts on association and CDI profession growth

Networking focus: Oregon/SW Washington group expands

CDI Week celebrations bring tales of success

CDI programs share stories in celebration of CDI Week

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

October 01, 2011

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CDI collaboration with CM/UR evolves

Director’s Note: First CDI Week was one for the record books

Body Mass Index and malnutrition: Interrelated comorbidities

CDI education goes back to school: Training takes creativity

Physician education: Lessons worth learning from A-Z

Ask ACDIS: Use of tumor board notes post discharge

Use baseline DRG, CMI as metrics for success, with caution

Radiology findings can help support your physician queries

Maxim Moment: The interim CDI specialist

Special supplement: Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, second quarter 2011 update

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

July 01, 2011

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CMS proposes IPPS changes for 2012

Director's note: Advisory board qualifications and expectations revamped, new elections process developed

LTACs explore CDI opportunities for the long term

CDI staff help LTAC clinical team tell the patient care story

Ask ACDIS: Coding Clinic clarifies SIRS query questions

Value-based purchasing presents new CDI opportunities

CDI efforts in the ED need not be traumatic

Suggested ACDIS ICD-10 implementation timeline

White Paper: Audit your CDI program to avoid pitfalls

ACDIS comments to CMS regarding proposed changes to IPPS MS-DRG classifications

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

Special Supplement: 2011 ACDIS National Conference

White Paper: Principal Diagnosis Selection

April 01, 2011

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Put PEPPER to proper use

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

Ask ACDIS: Know when to query for postop acute respiratory failure

Take a closer look when reviewing lung cancer charts

Sociologist begins academic study of CDI profession

E-nvolved: The case for planning EHR implementation

Improve documentation of underperforming service lines

A CDI program's purpose: Documentation for care quality

White Paper: Five Ideas for Maximizing Your CDI Team Impact on RAC Preparedness

ACDIS comments to CDC on proposed changes to FY 2012 ICD-9-CM

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

Special supplement: Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, first quarter 2011 update

January 01, 2011

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AHIMA offers more CDI ethics advice

Director’s Note: How CDI can make a difference

Prevent RAC denials: Improve excisional debridement documentation

Founders’ farewell: Advisory board shares memories, offers advice

Embracing CDI: Finding professional purpose beyond bedside care

Ask ACDIS: Query appropriately for fluid overload vs. CHF

Training new staff? Consider the following tips

Maxim moment: Success measurements in CDI

2010 CDI Salary Survey

2010 Physician Query Benchmarking Report

Journal Quiz for CCDS Credits

October 01, 2010

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Benchmark Report: CDI Preparation for ICD-10 Implementation

Tips to pick an e-query system

Technology provides additional opportunity for CDI analysis

Director's note: Our best conference yet? You decide

Extend your CDI efforts to Medicare HCCs

Consider NKF definitions when documenting renal disease

Test takers offer their perspective on the CCDS exam

CCDS shares story of exam failure and ultimate triumph, list of recent CCDS

Maxim Moment: Incorporate quality mandates into the CDI function

White Paper: What Every CDI Program Needs to Succeed is Structure, Staff, Process

Special supplement: Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, third and fourth quarter 2010 update

July 01, 2010

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RACs request queries as complex reviews roll out

Director’s Note: ACDIS Board supports AHIMA CDI Practice Brief

AHIMA releases new CDI guidance, offers tools for programs

ACDIS comments to CMS on FY 2011 IPPS proposed rule

Case Study: Alternative staff schedules offer CDI opportunities

Maxim Moment: The art of physician communication

Special Report: 2010 ACDIS Conference, Chicago

White paper: Good E/M Documentation a Win-Win for Physicians and CDI Specialists

Survey shows structure of healthcare documentation improvement programs

Special supplement: Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, second quarter 2010 update

April 01, 2010

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Tips for year two: Keep your program progressive

Director's note: 2010 ACDIS conference features networking, cutting-edge CDI sessions, and reduced room rates!

Case study: Career switch results in two-year program growth

HIM, CDI programs require 'TEAM' approach

Advice from the ACDIS advisory board: Six tips to bridge the HIM-CDI divide

Weigh benefits, challenges of OB/GYN and pediatrics review

Tip sheet: Seven OB/GYN documentation needs to keep at hand

Keep pediatricians' documentation risk list at the ready

St. Cloud says review records for moms and newborns, too

A quality role: Consider core measure review as the second act for CDI

Quality measures Q&A

Quality and CDI: One facility takes both roles to heart

Maxim Moment: The trials of CDI implementation

Special supplement: Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, first quarter 2010 update

CDI staffing survey

January 01, 2010

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Complex DRG audits reveal CDI target areas

Facilities reveal preparation benchmarks for RAC audits

Director’s Note: What makes a good CDI specialist?

Improve predicted mortality rates through documentation

Major complications and comorbidities, A-Z

Examine political ramifications of CDI initiatives

Special supplement: Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, fourth quarter 2009 update

2009 ACDIS Salary Survey

October 01, 2009

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Hire the right CDI consulting firm

ACDIS exciting new developments in 2010

Tips for problematic complications and comorbidities, A-Z

Learn the top traits of a CDI specialist before hiring

Improve pressure ulcer documentation

Special supplement: Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, third quarter 2009 update

July 01, 2009

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Coding corner: IPPS proposed rule puts focus on CDI importance

Director’s Note: 2009 conference a hit thanks to membership

2009 CDI Professional of the Year

Take a closer look at clinical indicators of malnutrition

Establish physician query protocols to resolve compliance risks

Clarify inflammatory bowel disease for MS-DRG assignment

ACDIS welcomes first group of Certified Clinical Documentation Specialists

White Paper: Cut through the confusion of altered mental status

April 01, 2009

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Save the date: Join HHS for ICD-10 implementation in 2013

Director’s Note: CDI triumph discovered in pediatric unit

CDI Spotlight: BryanLGH makes case for coders leading CDI

Ask ACDIS:Develop appropriate and credible physician queries

Carrier bulletin enforces documentation habits

Tips to avoid adding insult to 'injury' documentation

Tips for starting an ACDIS chapter

White paper: Roll out an engaging CDI program

Benchmarking Report: Use Best Practices to Query Physicians

January 01, 2009

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AHIMA unveils final physician query brief

Director’s Note: 2009 ACDIS conference finalized

Six Sigma approach helps homegrown program attain its goals

Don't fear the physician query

Case study: When to query for presence of acute renal failure

Avoid the CMI trap: Measure your CDI program using severity-adjusted data

White paper: Instill a culture of quality to ensure CDI success

October 01, 2008

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Chart reviews: Best practices from three perspectives

Case study: Mercy Medical Center

Recognize the value of a specialized CDI specialist/case manager

CDI physician advisors: Two MDs share their experiences

Respiratory failure: Recognize clinical indicators and query opportunities

June 25, 2008

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ACDIS recognizes 2008 CDI Professional of the Year Randi Ferrare

A look back at the first ACDIS conference

Results of CDI specialist salary survey

Key risk factors may reveal gram-negative pneumonia

CDI salary survey summary page

CDI salary survey: Members share their thoughts

Two CDI specialists share best practices for rounding with physicians and closing out queries

March 28, 2008

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Don’t ’grab and run’ with diagnoses

One CDI specialist does it all for Greene Memorial Hospital

Collaborate with your ancillary departments to ensure success

ACDIS submits comments to AHIMA on physician queries

Unspecified or aspiration pneumonia? Clinical clues in the record can provide the answer

January 01, 2008

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Bridge the HIM/coding and clinical documentation improvement gap

Clarian Health answers call for quality

Prove your CDI program's return on investment

Understand clinical terminology and indications of sepsis

October 01, 2007

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Get ready for a new level of specificity

Case study: A CDI program looks back at year one

Show them the data, and better documentation will follow

Don't fail to account for changes to CHF

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