If you’ve never attended a prior ACDIS conference, the experience is hard to convey in words. Viewers of our special sneak peek webinar will have the opportunity to see pictures of conferences past and get an insider glimpse at what thousands of CDI professionals from around the country have...Read More »
Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring on Groundhog Day this year and we can’t wait for warmer weather! Spring isn’t just about flowers and warming temperatures, though. It’s also prime time for local chapters and networking groups to host in-person meetings and set plans for later summer...Read More »
Most of you have received the ACDIS 2020 conference brochure in your mailbox over the past week or so. We hope that its arrival caused as much excitement for you as it did for us. (Yes, we seriously were clapping and cheering in the office when it arrived. We’...Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published an ICD-10-CM index and tabular addenda with reporting criteria for new ICD-10-CM code U07.0, Vaping-related disorders. The agency also updated its MS-DRG grouper software package to accommodate the new code, reported ...Read More »
Healthcare systems are beginning to make notable investments in community programs to address social determinants of health (SDOH), according to a recent study by Health Affairs.
For the study, Health Affairs searched for all public announcements of programs involving...Read More »
With the launch of the CMS AI Health Outcomes Challenge, healthcare facilities should expect to see investigations on artificial intelligence being used for auditing. CMS says the AI Health Outcomes Challenge is an “opportunity for innovators to demonstrate how AI tools […] can be used to...Read More »
If a patient is admitted with both gram-negative pneumonia and acute respiratory failure, which should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis?Read More »
Most CDI specialists are earning $80,000–$89,999 (18.61%), followed closely by those who made $90,000–$99,999 (17.48%), according to the 2019 CDI Survey released this week. In previous years, the largest bracket has been those who earn $70,000-$79,999 annually. Additionally, those earning the...Read More »