All those who registered to attend the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI by the early bird deadline (September 20) were entered into a drawing for one of four free tickets to an Austin Brewery tour. The winners (drumroll, please) are…Sara Burns, Chris Braun, Kristen Cummins, and Sheri Blanchard!...Read More »
CDI management has to be creative when it comes to staff retention.
Consider what it costs to train a CDI specialist. Most of the time, CDI specialists are hired with no experience. To start, they likely need up to three months of training and oversight. This can get costly, as it can add...Read More »
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a government watchdog agency, said in a recent report that CMS lacks complete information on how much funding it allocates for quality programs. Additionally, the GAO questioned whether CMS has the...Read More »
On September 11, ACDIS Director Brian Murphy welcomes Deanne Wilk from Penn State Health to the ACDIS Podcast: Talking CDI where she'll highlight valuable information from her ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI session on “Tackling the problem list.”
The ACDIS Symposium takes place November...Read More »
Q: I’ve heard that the GMLOS is always rounded to the nearest whole number as inpatient claims are paid by day. Based on my understanding of the IPPS, I thought that each inpatient stay is paid by a fixed amount, regardless of the...Read More »
The 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas, is shaping up to be a wonderful event. With two consecutive educational tracks and more than 20 speakers,...Read More »
