CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5

Associate Editorial Director's note: The learning never stops

September 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Linnea Archibald
My first few days on the ACDIS team were filled with terms I’d never heard, abbreviations and acronyms I couldn’t decipher. As time went on, however, my knowledge incrementally increased, and I began “speaking the language” of CDI conversationally. It’s been...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 5

News: Insight on deferred care as hospital visit volumes predicated to stay low in 2021

February 4, 2021
News

Telemedicine use by patient condition and medical specialty during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic may shed light on deferred care, reported...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5

Enjoy the behind-the-scenes spotlight: Strategies for CDI new hires

September 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Carolyn Riel
A robust orientation program marks a great start of any job. This is especially true for a career in CDI. It’s not uncommon for a new CDI professional’s first introduction to the industry to come with their new position since so many hail from the worlds of bedside...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 5

News: Majority of COVID-19 patients experience lingering symptoms

February 4, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

Some 80% of COVID-19 patients showed lingering signs or symptoms of the virus 14 days or more after the infections, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis reported in medRxiv.

Though the study...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5

Case study: Gaining recognition—CDI in Canada

September 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Carolyn Riel
With CDI’s expansion into quality measures, the need for CDI programs has become apparent in countries beyond the United States. In Canada, CDI is just beginning to take off, but because Canada has a universal healthcare payment system, CDI there looks a bit...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 5

News: Ceasing of elective surgeries cost hospitals $22.3 billion in 2020

February 4, 2021
News

The total national revenue loss due to the pausing of elective surgeries because of COVID-19 is an estimated $22.3 billion in 2020, according to findings published in the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 5

Note from the Editorial Director: Growing the CDI profession

September 1, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Melissa Varnavas
Above the alpine zone, on mountains greater than 4,500 feet, little grows. Along that line, however, are short evergreens, often with one side sheared off from high winds, snows, and ice. Known as krummholz (German for “twisted wood,” a Mount Washington guide...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 5

Q&A: KDIGO criteria

February 4, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria defines acute kidney injury (AKI) as any of the following: “Increased creatinine level greater than or equal to 1.5 times the baseline (historical or measured), which is known or presumed to have occurred within the prior seven days...Read More »

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