While local chapter activities tend to slow this time of year as folks hunker down for the winter holidays with friends and family, there are still a few 2019 events left on the docket.
ACDIS also knows that many chapters are in the process of planning their 2020 event calendars, so if...Read More »
Dorene B. Watson, MSN RN, CCDS, CDIP, ACHE, is the CDI director at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center. She has served as a past-treasurer for the South Carolina ACDIS Chapter (2018-2019) and is a member of the CCDS Exam Committee. Previously, a neonatal nurse, she joined...Read More »
At 1 p.m., eastern today, ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and members of the ACDIS Advisory Board opened the lines on an hour-long free webinar for ACDIS members. The topic of today’s discussion was physician engagement; specifically looking at clinically...Read More »
CMS’ recently released final rule on hospital price transparency which allows the agency to impose civil monetary penalties for those that fail to comply, HealthLeaders Media reported. Some proponents of the policy, however, worry these relatively minor fines may be an insufficient...Read More »
According to new data published in the Annals of Family Medicine, creating a system by which primary care clinicians can address social determinants of health (SDOH) may help combat clinician burnout.
“Recent studies have demonstrated direct or potential links between clinician burnout...Read More »
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths per year in the United States, HealthLeaders Media reported. In a 2013 report, the CDC found that at...Read More »
We had a patient with Type 2 diabetes who was admitted for hypoglycemia with metabolic encephalopathy. The patient also had stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN). Which ICD-10-CM codes should we assign for this patient’s encounter?Read More »
It’s hard to believe that the 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI has already come and gone. ACDIS hosts two conferences every year: the national conference in May, and the outpatient symposium in November. While the national conference has been around for going on 13 years, the symposium got...Read More »
