FEATURES 6 The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force 12 Foreign-trained physicians in CDI 20 Advocating for yourself 27 Case study: Overcoming...Read More »
This month, CMS begins auditing a sample of hospitals for compliance with price transparency rule. The rule, effective January 1, 2021, requires all United States hospitals to provide publicly available charge information about services offered. While there has been much pushback from hospitals...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
This past year has brought to light many of the ills of our society, highlighting needed changes on almost all levels of healthcare, societal norms, and issues of social justice. Together, we look in the rearview mirror with a collective sigh, a sadness and...Read More »
While researches found no detection of the COVID-19 virus in brain tissue samples, they did find abnormalities in 10 of 13 deceased patients studied, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.
By Carolyn Riel
The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force has been an active group within ACDIS since the summer of 2020. When creating this task force, it was important to choose a name that rightly reflected ACDIS’ mission, striving not only for diversity, but also inclusivity....Read More »
Implementation of two historic rules set to implement interoperability and patient access provisions of the Cures Act, have been postponed until April 5, 2021. In March, the...Read More »
by Monica Tyiska, MBA-PM, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CHA, OHCC, CCP-P
The traits that make us different from one another bring value to our places of employment and to our whole world. In recent years, organizations have begun to recognize the strength of diversity and focus their...Read More »
My organizations is considering implementing a pay scale for CDI specialists based on whether they hold the CCDS certification or not, but are not sure how much of an increase to implement. What are some possible examples of how to do it or what the increase should be?Read More »
