Current SIRS criteria are insufficient, confusing, and don't indicate whether a patient is truly sick, says Robert S. Gold, MD, founder and CEO of DCBA, Inc., in Atlanta.
Some patients—particularly those who are critically ill—may meet necessary criteria for SIRS and truly have...Read More »
ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »
The biggest challenge of being a CDI specialist in my opinion is the education of the physicians. They fly by us like stealth bombers and we have limited face-to-face time to make the impression. Fortunately, the snippets of education we do...Read More »
ACDIS invites you to join a work group to research industry needs and develop best practices for physician/provider queries. The work group deliverables will serve to educate members and the industry on ongoing physician and provider query questions, and will be conducted in conjunction with the...Read More »
This is a special reminder that the events team has decided to offer a discount to current members of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council for the 2025 ACDIS conference! The conference takes place ...Read More »
If you are looking to recognize your incredible CDI colleagues for all the work they do, we encourage you to nominate them for our ACDIS Achievement Awards by Tuesday, December 31, 2024. This year, ACDIS is offering five different...Read More »
Over a nine-year period, from 2001 to 2010, physicians increased billing of higher level evaluation and management (E/M) codes in all types of E/M services, according to an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report released in May...Read More »
