CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 8

ACDIS update: Mortality basics resource published by the Regulatory Committee

February 19, 2026
ACDIS Guidance, Education, Quality & Regulatory

Mortality has been a publicly reported quality metric on Medicare.gov for nearly a decade. This metric allows for the comparison of death rates across various conditions that CDI programs are involved in reviewing. To help CDI professionals gain a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 8

ACDIS update: Early Bird discount for the 2026 ACDIS conference extended until March 2

February 19, 2026
ACDIS Guidance

Time is running out to take advantage of early bird savings for the 2026 ACDIS conference, which takes place Monday, April 20–Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Register by Monday, March 2, to save...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 8

ACDIS update: Remember to share your feedback in the annual Community Survey!

February 19, 2026
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS members have access to a large list of resources, from the CDI Journal to Quarterly Member Calls to the ACDIS Forum—and the whole CDI community can benefit from the ACDIS Podcast, position papers, and free webinars. But we want to make sure we improve each year, so we’ve...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 8

Local chapter update: Check the upcoming events for your local chapter or networking group!

February 19, 2026
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters! Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 7

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Congratulations to the 2026 ACDIS CDI Scholarship recipients!

February 12, 2026
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Jess Fluegel

Since its launch in fall 2019, the purpose of the ACDIS CDI Scholarship program has been to assist CDI professionals in enhancing their careers with further education and to increase collaboration among their...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 7

News: Use of diagnostic codes in AI prediction models can inflate performance levels, study finds

February 12, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Policies & Procedures

A prognostic study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raises concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) models designed to predict hospital outcomes may...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 7

News: CMS clarifies CAH billing requirements, hints at OIG audit results

February 12, 2026
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS recently revised Chapter 4 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual to provide Method II critical access hospitals (CAH) with updated billing requirements for professional emergency services performed in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 7

News: Obesity linked to risk of severe, fatal infections, study finds

February 12, 2026
Clinical & Coding, News

Obesity was linked to a higher risk for infection-related hospitalizations and death, according to a prospective study published in The Lancet that looked at two Finnish cohorts and an...Read More »

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