When I was trained as a new CDI specialist, I was told that I could query for hyponatremia with two low sodium (NA) values as a clinical indicator as it shows that while it is not necessarily being treated, hyponatremia is being monitored.
A recent conversation with a senior CDI...Read More »
ACDIS is moving ahead with plans for its 2021 annual conference slated for Dallas, Texas, next May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ACDIS events staff and the volunteer ACDIS events committee will be working to not only provide the excellent...Read More »
The ACDIS website is full of great resources and articles on a host of CDI-related topics, but those looking for information on a particular topic, diagnosis, or coding rule may feel at a loss when it comes to sifting through the website’s offerings. The good news is that users can easily...Read More »
ACDIS is once again pleased to collaborate with volunteers from across the CDI and coding communities in New England for the joint ACDIS, MaHIMA, NYHIMA CDI/Coding Summit.
Leaders from the Central New York, Hudson Valley New York, Maine, and Massachusetts ACDIS chapters have been meeting...Read More »
One of my favorite things about working for ACDIS is talking with so many knowledgeable people about their CDI programs, careers, and personal experiences for our CDI Journal articles.
After the federal government ordered hospitals to stop sending COVID-19 patient data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...Read More »