CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 25

ACDIS update: Regulatory Committee releases quality-of-care concerns map

June 24, 2021
Quality & Regulatory

The role of CDI in quality management programs is often overlooked, but unquestionably crucial to accurately reflecting a patient’s severity of illness and affect measures of length of stay, morbidity, and mortality. It’s also critical to ensure patients receive a clear and concise clinical...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 25

Local chapter update: Leaders to send updates next week

June 24, 2021

Tomorrow on Friday, June 25, local chapter leaders should expect an email from ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel (criel@acdis.org) asking for your latest updates regarding chapter business.

These updates can include meeting dates, times, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Identifying CDI program ingredients

June 17, 2021
CDI Expansion, Education

by Linnea Archibald

Our CDI Week 2021 theme, “CDI Kitchen: Recipes for a successful program,” already has our minds spinning with fun cooking-themed ideas for this year’s celebrations. Think...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

News: Non-COVID emergency department visits fell for all acuity levels during pandemic, study finds

June 17, 2021
News, Outpatient CDI

Research published in Health Affairs found a 35% reduction in emergency...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

News: UnitedHealthcare delays nonemergent ED visit policy amid provider pushback

June 17, 2021
News, Outpatient CDI

Due to provider pushback, UnitedHealthcare announced that they will delay the policy which would allow them to deny ED claims determined nonemergent...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

News: COVID-19 pandemic eroded physician trust in healthcare systems, leadership, insurers, and more, study finds

June 17, 2021
News

The COVID-19 pandemic decreased physician trust in several healthcare institutions and sectors, according to a ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

Q&A: Query compliance

June 17, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

What are the requirements when it comes to a physician advisor asking for diagnoses to be added to the medical record? Based on the ACDIS/AHIMA “Guidelines for achieving a compliant query practice” brief, physician advisors follow the same requirement of a CDI specialist with a compliant...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

Conference corner: Nominate your stellar colleague for an ACDIS Achievement Award

June 17, 2021
Education

Do you know a CDI professional who goes above and beyond their daily duties to advance the CDI profession, help their colleagues, and move the needle on CDI outcomes at your facility? Consider nominating them for one of this year’s ACDIS...Read More »

Pages