CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 17

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Speak up, inspire your peers

April 25, 2024
ACDIS Guidance

by Linnea Archibald

If you’ve known me for any length of time, you have likely heard me say that I am an introvert by nature. Us introverts know that it doesn’t mean we dislike people, but it does mean a public role—particularly one that involves the dreaded public speaking...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 17

News: Final rule introduces stricter nursing home staffing requirements

April 25, 2024
News, Policies & Procedures

On April 22, 2024, CMS issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 17

News: Heart failure surpasses stroke as most common AF complication

April 25, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) increased from 2000 to 2022 from one in four to one in three, and heart failure was the most common complication linked to it, according to a recent study published in BMJ....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 17

News: Study finds improved method for UTI, pneumonia antibiotic selection

April 25, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

Use of a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) prompt reduced the empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics in adults hospitalized for urinary tract infections (UTI) or pneumonia, according to a new study published in ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 17

Q&A: Sequencing sepsis complications in ICD-10-CM

April 25, 2024
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: A patient presents with sepsis due to acute pyelonephritis (E. coli). She had a previous kidney transplant at age 10 due to polycystic kidneys (removed), has chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3b, and is immunosuppressed due to drugs. How would this scenario be reported in ICD-10-...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 17

ACDIS update: New podcast episode addresses listener questions!

April 25, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

A new episode of the ACDIS Podcast is now available and focuses on answering listener questions!

This week’s guest is Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS. In this episode, we...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 17

ACDIS update: Last chance to vote for new members of the ACDIS Advisory Board!

April 25, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education

There’s less than one week left in April, which means you have just a few days to cast your virtual ballot and choose which from the ACDIS community will join the ACDIS Advisory Board!Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 17

ACDIS update: Diversity and Inclusion Committee publishes article on subtle acts of exclusion

April 25, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

In a community so diverse as the CDI profession, are some people still excluded? In this new ACDIS member resource, written as a collaborative effort of members of the 2024 ACDIS Diversity...Read More »

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