CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 51

Local chapter update: How to fill out a chapter request for CEUs

November 14, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education, News

Besides facilitating opportunities for networking, mentorship, and community, hosting educational sessions for members is a big part of what makes ACDIS local chapters and networking groups so valuable. While organizing them, chapter leaders are encouraged to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 50

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Painting the whole picture of risk, quality in the new CDI Journal edition!

November 7, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Jess Fluegel

Given the important but sizeable goal of CDI work, it’s no surprise that what CDI professionals review is expanding, including factors that impact the portrayal of a patient’s risk of mortality and severity of illness. Risk adjustment may not be the forte of every...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 50

News: OPPS final rule payment rates, maternal care inadequate, AHA says

November 7, 2024
News, Outpatient CDI

CMS has issued a final rule pertaining to hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rates for the calendar year (CY) 2025, according to a ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 50

News: MA plans violate federal regulations via observation reclassifications, report suggests

November 7, 2024
News

Between June 2023 and June 2024, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans classified far fewer hospital stays as observation visits than traditional Medicare, a new report suggests.

The report, conducted by Kodiak Solutions,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 50

News: Anemia acuity has no effect on RBC strategies for MI, study shows

November 7, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

A new study published in JAMA Open Network suggests that the type of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy applied to patients suffering from a myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia should not...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 50

Q&A: Defining ‘direct care’ in query practice

November 7, 2024
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: We would like to clarify the definition of "direct care" as it pertains to the ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 50

ACDIS update: New podcast on education, obesity denials, AI, and more out now!

November 7, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

We're delighted to share that the new episode of the ACDIS Podcast is now available! Click here to listen now!

This week’s guest...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 50

ACDIS update: Don’t miss our last 2024 ACDIS Quarterly Call on November 14!

November 7, 2024
ACDIS Guidance

If you missed any of our ACDIS Quarterly Calls this year, you have one last chance!

The final ACDIS Member Quarterly Call of 2024 is...Read More »

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