A Week Back on the Wards
January 19, 2023
Dr Felicity Sinclair-Ford reflects on her recent time working clinically and how it illustrates potential challenges with clinician engagement.
A Tale as Old as Time: Heart Failure & Fluid Overload Part 2
December 13, 2022
In the last instalment, Dr Felicity Sinclair-Ford went on a quest to find all the coding standards and advice relevant to heart failure and fluid..
"Due To" Methylene Blue: A CDS Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
December 2, 2022
Working as a CDS in the cardiovascular department, Cheryl Fenwick Evans saw a diagnosis she wasn't familiar with. Determined to know more, she dug a..
A Tale as Old as Time: Heart Failure & Fluid Overload
November 28, 2022
In a daring (yet pedantic) exploration, Dr Felicity Sinclair-Ford wants to dig deep into the coding rules around heart failure and fluid overload.
CDI: Documenting Diagnoses and Patient Safety
July 29, 2022
Documenting a diagnosis in the health record extends beyond its impact on reimbursement and quality-of-care measures. It is also critical to patient..
What does clinical engagement look like in practice?
July 19, 2022
The term of clinical engagement came to me very early in my safety and quality (S&Q) endeavour, my very first S&Q role almost 11 years ago. Two..
Our New Healthcare Heroes: The Next Generation of Clinical Documenters
February 11, 2022
It’s a frenetic time in Australian hospitals. After two years of COVID-19 suppression strategies, our borders, our country, and our lives, have..
The Clinical Documentation Process has Become Longer, More Repetitive, and Less Informative
December 3, 2021
This insightful article from America shows that problems with clinicians using the "copy and paste" function in electronic medical records are not..
I'm a CDS, Now What? - Transitioning into the CDS Role
October 25, 2021
Experienced Clinical Documentation Nurse Consultant Samantha Ryan reflects on the leap from clinical nurse to CDS.