It’s my greatest pleasure each year to work with the ACDIS Furthering Education Committee and select recipients of our annual ACDIS CDI Scholarship awards. This year, we received more applications than I’ve...Read More »
Maternal mortality in the United States decreased to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, down from 22.3 in 2022, according to an American Hospital Association press release.
A new primary care activity level (PCAL) payment model would outperform the Massachusetts Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (MassHealth) in allocating capitated payments among primary care practices, a new...Read More »
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptors—two classes of diabetes medication—were associated with a 14%-19% decreased risk of moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study...Read More »
Q: According to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, the stage of a pressure injury can be taken from a nurse's documentation, provided it is also documented by a provider in the same location and with the same etiology. Institutions have the...Read More »
As you may know, February marks Black History Month, a commemorative month which began as a way of remembering the people and events of the African diaspora. To mark this important month with our ACDIS community, we asked the Diversity and Inclusion Committee to offer some thoughts on the...Read More »
