What a difference a word makes
This week marks the beginning of the announcements of the winners of the Biggest CDI Challenge. Our first winner is Salath Hard from Multicare Health Systems. Salath's story was chosen because she addressed two important issues quite eloquently. The first was a career change from an ED nurse to a CDI professional. Her story, which you can read in full on the home page of the website, details her feelings about the change as well as why she made the change - I think many of Salath's peers will benefit from reading about how she managed the change. Second, Salath also addressed the issue of why we want to improve documentation. She is quite persuasitve in her description of the government changes, severity issues, and patient benefits of improved CDI. I hope you will take the time to read What a Difference a Word Makes by Salath Hard.
