Join us on January 25, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. eastern to find out what you can discover at the 2024 ACDIS conference, to be held April 8–11 in Indianapolis!...Read More »
Earlier this week, local chapter and networking group leaders should have received an email from ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald with the local chapter agreement form which must...Read More »
If you had told me when I started working with ACDIS in January 2017 that I would one day not only cohost a podcast but also produce, edit, and love doing it, I would have laughed at the idea. But here we are, at the end of 2023, and the ACDIS...Read More »
Nearly 30,000 patients may have undergone an atherectomy procedure too soon or possibly even unnecessarily, according to a new ProPublica data analysis. Consulted experts said...Read More »
CMS released its January 2024 HCPCS Level II code update on December 7, outlining 344 new and 74 discontinued codes. The code changes mentioned in this update will become effective...Read More »
Using tiny implants filled with lab-grown pancreatic cells (known as VC-02), researchers found the need for insulin shots among people with type 1 diabetes was significantly reduced, according to a new study published in Nature...Read More »
Q: What is the pathway for mortality cases at your organization? We review the mortality cases that have a risk of mortality (ROM) and severity of illness score of 4 or below, and to improve the observed to expected ratio (O:E). The workflow, however, is inefficient, and the CDI team...Read More »