Even though we now have a new president of the United States who vowed to abolish the Affordable Care Act, I believe that Donald J. Trump will not touch provisions that address perceived cost inefficiency or quality within our healthcare system...Read More »
Q: If I document a wound at Stage 3 with no CC or MCC, do I also need to assign a present on admission (POA) status? A: Every diagnosis reported (unless exempt) require a POA status.Read More »
The Florida ACDIS Chapter has been active since 2009.
Annually, the group uses a portion of the funds collected to purchase a seat to the ACDIS annual conference and raffle it off to attendees. This year, the lucky winner is Edna I. Betances-Harold, CDIP, CCDS, CCS, of UF Health Shands...Read More »
ACDIS’ sister publication HIM Briefings is conducting a benchmarking survey on EHR operationalization and use, and we would appreciate your input. One respondent will be chosen at random to win his or her choice of a complimentary HCPro webinar. To enter to win, please include your...Read More »
Three months from now the ACDIS team will head to our biggest event of the year—our national conference. And in case you haven’t heard it’s a milestone…our 10th. A big number and once again we are bringing the networking, the learning, and the fun.Read More »
In responding to this year's ACDIS membership survey, hundreds of respondents indicated that obtaining physician support for their CDI efforts represented their biggest challenge. So, we're thrilled to have the 2016 CDI Professional of the Year award winner Karen DiMeglio, RN, MS, CPC,...Read More »
Many of you know and love the CDI Pocket Guide, our annual reference resource that many CDI departments consider indispensable. So this week we’re asking, how do you use your CDI Pocket Guide?Read More »