ACDIS update: COVID-19 resource roundup

Things are changing at a daily pace as the COVID-19 pandemic unfurls. To help CDI professionals navigate these challenging times, here’s a roundup of all the COVID-19 resources ACDIS has published in the last few weeks:

• The CDI COVID-19 survival toolkit, which includes:
  
  • Common clinical indicators
  • Cytokine storms
  • A provider tip sheet
• Sample COVID-19 facility coding guidelines
• Sample COVID-19 physician assessment tool
• Three COVID-19 episodes of the ACDIS Podcast:
  
  • “Coronavirus update” (March 18, 2020)
  • “Clinical and coding considerations of COVID-19” (March 25, 2020)
  • “Sepsis, cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19” (April 1, 2020)
• Sample tip sheets:
  
  • Cytokine release syndrome with secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
  • COVID-19 complications and co-morbid conditions
• Sample COVID-19 query template
• COVID-19 news and advice from CDI Strategies

As the pandemic develops and evolves, ACDIS will continue to post new and updated materials. We hope they help you in these challenging times. As always, let us know how we can help you.