The ACDIS Podcast: Talking CDI is a biweekly live podcast devoted to hot topics in CDI. If you haven’t listened before or you’re just a bit behind, make sure to peruse the archives on the ACDIS website or...Read More »
Join two recent ACDIS Conference speakers on Thursday, July 18, 1-2:30 p.m., for an in-depth look at the various sepsis clinical definitions, coding requirements, and quality programs, and learn how The Medical Center at Bowling Green developed a sepsis clinical pathway to ease the confusion.Read More »
Last week, the Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) held a webinar discussion for all local chapter volunteers. The CAB provides collective leadership, expertise, written guidance, and holds open discussion calls...Read More »
We here at ACDIS have (affectionately) taken to calling outpatient CDI the “wild west.” The idea took root during our 2017 CDI Week due to its The Wild West: New Frontiers in CDI theme. But it’s quite apt.
Only 32% of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries know about the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, and of those only half used them to make health purchasing decisions, according to new data from...Read More »
Humana convened a group of healthcare experts to build a consensus on the definitions of concepts such as “value-based care” and “population health.” The experts, however, were unable to,Read More »
Primary care, specialty, and advance practice providers experienced pay growth in recent years, at a rate between 7% to 11%, according to data from nearly 150,000 physicians and non-physician providers over the last five years.Read More »
Q:I’ve been told that vasodilator therapy can be used to preserve renal function, but I’m having trouble understanding how. Could to explain it to me?Read More »