Q: Does your facility currently abide by any policies when it comes to coding ‘obesity’ and/or ‘morbid obesity’ in terms of requirements for the provider to document how the diagnosis has met the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) definition of ‘monitoring, evaluating,...Read More »
ACDIS is about to turn 15 on October 1, 2022, and we’re all feeling a bit nostalgic. Hindsight brings a lot of things into perspective, including just how far the CDI profession has come since the association’s beginnings. For years, we have been asking members about their experiences in the CDI...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic released their third quarter 2022 publication, but if you are looking for groundbreaking direction or exciting new challenges, you will be disappointed. This...Read More »
Every now and then ACDIS posts a new poll asking for your input! Sometimes polls come from a question submitted by a fellow ACDIS member, while other times it helps ACDIS gather information to shape future content. The data we collect can be of use to any CDI professional wanting to benchmark...Read More »
Local chapters are incredible resources for their members for education, collaboration, and community. If you’d like to open virtual meetings to non-chapter members as well, including folks from out of state and those not officially on your roster, you are welcome to do so. However, if you ...Read More »
When I joined the ACDIS team earlier this year, one of my first meetings was focused on a very serious, very influential topic: the theme for CDI Week 2022! It was so fun brainstorming what would be the most enjoyable for the CDI community, especially when we...Read More »
The onset of COVID-19 has brought a host of challenges for hospitals and health systems since March 2020, particularly with pressure on staff and resources. In a report by Kaufman Hall, data shows recent and projected future performance for hospitals through the rest of 2022 will continue to...Read More »
In surveying 15 major metropolitan areas, a new survey by AMN Healthcare and Merritt Hawkins reported that the time it takes to schedule a new appointment increased by 8% since 2017...Read More »