by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
I am a rule follower. I was raised that way by my father. He taught me rules were made to be followed, and if the rules don’t make sense, work to change them. With that thought in mind, I have loved the work that ACDIS and...Read More »
Clinicians may be able to detect and treat sepsis more quickly in the future, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The United States Centers for Disease Control and...Read More »
A recent audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that changes to CMS' system has significantly reduced Medicare overpayments to acute care hospitals for outpatient services. The OIG showed $39.3 million in overpayments had been made, particularly for services provided to...Read More »
Two new research articles published by JAMA Network Open examine the boarding of patients in emergency departments (ED) and have noted an increase in both boarding and in the number of patients who left without being seen (LWBS). Among the worst performing hospitals, 4.3% of ED patients...Read More »
For more than 10 years, ACDIS has asked the CDI community to share about their compensation in our annual CDI Salary Survey. Whatever your role within the field, your experience will contribute to improving the accuracy of the...Read More »
The CDI world has always required constant education, but ACDIS is here to help. Though that education comes in many forms (including the new edition of the CDI Journal, weekly...Read More »
