The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists(ACDIS) is proud to sponsor the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week. This week is a time to recognize CDI specialists for the critical role they perform within the healthcare industry. It's also a time for those working as CDI specialists to thank their partners in the documentation process, which include physicians, other clinicians, and HIM/coding professionals. This year's theme is CDI Mosaic: Creating a Collaborative Portrait. ACDIS has a number of resources available for your use during the week, including:
As part of the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Kim Charles, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CEMC, who is the charge integrity manager at UK Healthcare in Lexington, Kentucky, and a member of the 2018 CDI Week Committee, answered these questions.
Today is the last day of CDI Week 2018, which means it's the last day to take advantage of the discounts offered throughout the week. Use code CDIWEEK18 at checkout to take 20% off of the following products:
Outpatient reviews are no longer a distant expansion area. According to this year’s survey, 53.20% of respondents currently review outpatient or ambulatory records.
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