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A Week Back on the Wards

Dr Felicity Sinclair-Ford 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

Dr Felicity Sinclair-Ford 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.

Our New Healthcare Heroes: The Next Generation of Clinical Documenters

Dr Felicity Sinclair-Ford 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..

How to have productive clinical discussions

Nicole Draper July 5, 2021
Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is about having effective clinical discussions that change behaviours – it is NOT about telling doctors what..

CDI is a journey, not an event

Dr David Tralaggan May 3, 2021
If you think your hospital has “done” clinical documentation improvement (CDI), it may be time to think again. Improving your clinical documentation..

The science behind clinical documentation improvement (CDI)

Dr David Tralaggan February 23, 2021
Discover why clinical documentation improvement is a behavioural change process that requires a scientific approach. If you’re thinking about..