by Mary McGrady, BSN, MSN, Vice President, CDI Services | Jan 23, 2023 | Blog
Coronary artery bypass–or CABG–is the most common form of open-heart surgery in the United States. Each year, approximately 500,000 of these potentially life-saving procedures are done in hospitals around the country. But a patient who’s a candidate for this procedure...
by Mary McGrady, BSN, MSN, Vice President, CDI Services | Mar 25, 2022 | Blog
It’s not clear that the Great Resignation has hit CDI teams. But here’s what is clear: Budgets are tight and many CDI directors are bumping up salaries to address CDI staffing challenges. And this insight from the ACDIS 2021 CDI Salary Survey adds another level of...
by Dr. Lynn Miller, Accuity Education Director | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog
In clinical documentation, cases often arise that are commonly difficult to accurately diagnosis and document. Coagulation happens to be a condition that is a documentation challenge for physicians and CDI teams alike. Accuity’s education team, Dr. Lynn Miller and...
by Dr. Lynn Miller, Accuity Education Director | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog
Clinical documentation is a necessary process for every hospitals’ bottom line. It’s the foundation for payer reimbursement and drives the best patient care outcomes throughout the episode of care. Mistakes in clinical documentation are a real problem for hospitals...
by Dr. Stephanie Smith, Accuity Senior Medical Director | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog
In healthcare’s increasingly value-based landscape — where provider income is tied to outcomes, hospital prices are accessible and transparent, and consumers play a larger role in managing their care — it is essential that health systems correctly record and...
by Dr. Shirley Obioha, Senior Medical Director, Accuity | Sep 15, 2021 | Blog
Nearly everyone has been affected by the public health crisis caused by COVID-19. There have been countless losses, and everything has changed from the ways we interact to the ways we work and learn. As vaccination rates rose, there was a faint hope for returning to a...
