ACDIS update: New COVID-19 resources for your CDI practice

Last month, we published a list of all the COVID-19 related resources we have available for CDI professionals. As the pandemic continues to evolve, however, so have our offerings. Here’s an updated list of all the resources you can find on the ACDIS website right now:

• 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
  • Physician documentation tip sheet from Karen Elmore, RN, BSN, CCDS
  • Physician documentation tip sheet from Huma Ahmed, MD/MBBS, MBA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS
  • CDI/coding tip sheet from Elmore
• Sample COVID-19 query template
• COVID-19 news and advice from CDI Strategies

ACDIS will continue to post new and updated materials as they become available and we are currently seeking remote policy and tool submissions for the Resource Library. As always, let us know how we can help you.