CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

Radio Recap: Hitting restart on your CDI program

March 8, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

What happens when your CDI program is struggling and can’t seem to right itself? Rather than succumbing to the trials and disbanding the department entirely, many CDI programs hit the restart button to remake their program better than when it started. In fact, 26% of respondents to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

News: CMS publishes quality measure impact report, calls for quality measures

March 8, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS has released their latest impact report for quality measures, showing a decrease in heart attack mortality, unplanned readmissions, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

Conference corner: How to save money on the 2018 ACDIS Conference

March 8, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The early bird discount deadline for the 2018 ACDIS Conference is Tuesday, March 20. The discount gives registrants $100 off their conference registration. The early bird discount isn’t the only way you can save money on your conference...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

News: Roughly 25% of healthcare money used for the billing process, JAMA study finds

March 8, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

A recent study by JAMA found that roughly 25% of healthcare dollars are used for the administrative billing process, not patient care. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

Q&A: Cause and effect relationships between UTIs and catheters

March 8, 2018
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I have a patient with a UTI with pyuria and an elevated WBC count. There’s also recurrent plugging of the urine catheter secondary to sediment. I know the term “with” can link two diagnoses, but that it does not represent a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

Local chapter update: Applying for CEUs for components of other organizations

March 8, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Recently, we received a question from an ACDIS local chapter leader regarding providing CCDS CEUs for events conducted by local chapters for components of other organizations, such as local components of AHIMA.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

Journal excerpt: Avoid scope creep

March 8, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

While advanced CDI programs have a lot to offer facilities in moving beyond CC/MCC capture, program leaders need to be mindful of staff productivity, effectiveness, query efficacy, and burnout.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

News: The WHO prepares for the release of ICD-11

March 8, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

The World Health Organization is preparing for the official release of the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, or ICD-11, in June.Read More »

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