Articles for March 25, 2021

CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

Note from the ACDIS Editor: A year of changes

March 25, 2021

by Carolyn Riel

March 12, 2020. That was the last day I worked in the ACDIS office without realizing everything was about to change. I think we all thought we’d be going home to work remotely for a couple weeks, things would be under control, and then we’d all go back to the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

News: Black individuals with low vitamin D twice as likely to contract COVID-19

March 25, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

A study of just over 4,500 people found that Black individuals with vitamin D levels below 40 ng/mL were 2.64 times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than those with vitamin D levels above 40...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

News: MedPAC offers temporary support for telehealth

March 25, 2021
News

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is recommending continuing temporary payments for telehealth services after the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

News: CMS increases Medicare payment rates for COVID-19 vaccine

March 25, 2021
News

Effective March 15, 2021, CMS has updated the Medicare payment rates for COVID-19 vaccine administration. The new Medicare payment rate for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

Q&A: Encephalopathy query

March 25, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I recently had a case where the documented diagnoses were “paraneoplastic syndrome and possible encephalitis with references to both limbic encephalopathy and herpes simplex virus (HSV).” Treatment included intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and steroids as well as vancomycin, meropenem, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

ACDIS update: Your voice matters—Vote in the 2021 ACDIS advisory board election

March 25, 2021
ACDIS Guidance

If you’ve ever read one of our position papers or white papers, listened to an ACDIS quarterly conference call, or attended an advisory board...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

ACDIS update: Share your ACDIS PRO experiences

March 25, 2021
Education

Are you a user of our brand-new online ACDIS Pocket Guide tool, ACDIS PRO or ACDIS Outpatient PRO? Tell us your thoughts!

We want to know what you love, what aspects you...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

ACDIS update: Don’t miss today’s free membership tour!

March 25, 2021
Education

Today, March 25, ACDIS Editors Linnea Archibald and Carolyn Riel will lead a lunch-n-learn event featuring a guided tour of the ACDIS website and share how ACDIS membership can connect you with other CDI professionals,...Read More »

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