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Is there such a thing as a perfect CDI program?
September 13, 2024
In the world of CDI, it often feels like all the stars must align for the perfect program to exist. After reading recent articles on the CDIA..
Required Components of an Effective CDI Program
September 9, 2024
Here’s a distilled and refined list of the top ten required components of an effective, high-performing Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)..
Empowering Hospital Executives for CDI Success
July 11, 2024
Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) programs rely on many factors for not only successful outcomes, but also for sustainability. These factors..
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
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.
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..
How to work with clinicians for better data
August 18, 2021
Working with doctors and developing relationships doesn’t just get buy-in from clinicians – it ensures data is accurate.Nicole Draper is CDIA’s..