Articles for December 2, 2021

CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Still time to advance your professional development with the ACDIS Scholarship

December 2, 2021
Education

by Linnea Archibald

The last nearly two years with COVID-19 have been difficult for everyone, but especially for those in medical professions. While CDI professionals weren’t necessarily on the frontlines of the pandemic (though some were redeployed if they held nursing...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

News: Writing clinical notes at a dedicated time can improve efficiency, study shows

December 2, 2021
News

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) found that clinician documentation styles can impact providers’ work...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

News: Massachusetts guidelines reduce elective procedures due to staffing shortages

December 2, 2021
News

The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) announced updated hospital guidance to once again reduce certain non-essential, elective...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

News: EHR sepsis alert volume increased during pandemic even though census declined

December 2, 2021
News

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that though the COVID-19 pandemic caused reduced censuses for most hospitals, the amount of sepsis EHR alerts increased 43...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

Q&A: Coding demand ischemia and MI

December 2, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

If Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) and demand ischemia are both documented, should I code only Type 2 MI based on the Excludes 1 note found in the Tabular List under demand ischemia?

For example, a physician recently documented that a patient had elevated troponin, likely a Type 2 MI/...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

ACDIS update: Free American College of Physician Advisors CDI townhall

December 2, 2021

The American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA) is hosting a free virtual CDI townhall on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. EST. Join them for an exceptional event in the field of CDI during which an expert panel will discuss high-yield CDI topics and answer your questions. Upon registration,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

ACDIS update: Call for speakers open for ACDIS’ sister association

December 2, 2021

Calling all revenue integrity experts: The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI) is currently seeking speakers for the 2022 Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS), to be held...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

ACDIS update: Two FREE webinars happening next week

December 2, 2021
Education

ACDIS is offering two upcoming, free webinars to kick off December.

First, join ACDIS in conjunction with the American Hospital Information Management Association (AHIMA) on Tuesday, December 7, 1 p.m. EST/12 p.m. CT. This presentation will discuss the new ACDIS/AHIMA white paper, “...Read More »

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