In a case where the patient arrived in respiratory distress, was intubated, and was placed on a vent, treated with IV Solumedrol, HHN, IV antibiotics. The patient was admitted to the nursing unit on the vent. The physician documented acute hypoxic respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbation. I...Read More »
The ACDIS Regulatory Committee is tasked with reviewing regulatory policy and coding and clinical updates, commenting to agencies on behalf of ACDIS, and providing summary, interpretation, and analysis to the ACDIS membership.
The Committee has recently welcomed on a few new members. The...Read More »
After many months of planning, the 2021 ACDIS Conference in Dallas, Texas, was a tremendous success! We had a great turnout after so long since our last conference, four tracks of incredible information, inspirational keynote speakers, and a sense of community again.
Newsletters are a great way to keep your local chapter members up-to-date with everything going on, as well as connecting them to each other and to happenings in the larger ACDIS community.
For example, the latest Georgia ACDIS chapter newsletter included a reminder to members about the...Read More »
While this isn’t technically my first in-person ACDIS event, it is my first national conference. I first came on board with ACDIS in September 2019, and just two short months later, they threw me in the...Read More »
Every year, ACDIS invites CDI professionals to nominate their peers for the ACDIS Achievement Awards. The ACDIS Events Committee then reviews applications and chooses the final winners. This process takes hours of work and dedication to complete. ...Read More »