CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 55

Local chapter updates: Chapter celebrates retiring members

November 30, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Though the latest Kentucky/Southern Indiana Chapter meeting incorporated many of chapter meeting mainstays—educational sessions, networking, and chapter business—it also included a special celebration. Two of the Chapter’s prominent members will be retiring before the next meeting in February,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 55

News: CMS launches new tool to aid facilities’ awareness of quality measures

November 30, 2017
News, Quality & Regulatory

Last week, Kate Goodrich, MD, director, CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality & CMS Chief Medical Officer, announced a new resource...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 55

ACDIS update: How to join the conversation on the ACDIS Forum

November 30, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

One of the things ACDIS members appreciate most about membership is connecting with other CDI specialists. One of the best ways to do so is through the ACDIS Forum. ACDIS members can follow all their favorite Forum threads by updating their subscription preferences.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 55

News: AHA, other provider groups call for transparency in future CMS payment models

November 30, 2017
News, Quality & Regulatory

At the end of September, CMS called for input on the CMS Innovation Center’s future. The Innovation Center is tasked with testing new payment and delivery models to reduce healthcare spending while improving patient care, according to their website. CMS accepted comments through November 20. Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 54

Guest post: Exploring the importance of best practices for EHRs

March 15, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Crystal Stalter, CDIP, CCS-P, CPC

What is a best practice? Who or what defines it? We hear it talked about all the time, but what does it really mean, and to whom does it apply?

In the HIM/CDI/coding world, best practices can stem from information issued by established...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 54

Note from the CCDS Coordinator: Over the Y92.838 and through the Y92.821 to Grandmother’s Y92.01 we go

November 16, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Penny Richards

Ah. Thanksgiving.

While the ACDIS team will be out of the office for the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday, we know that the opportunities for mishaps requiring medical attention are far too plentiful to mention. We wouldn’t want to leave you without...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 54

News: Hospital sues Leapfrog Group over inaccurate patient safety grades

November 16, 2017
News, Quality & Regulatory

Most people in the healthcare world are aware of the controversy-fraught public reporting websites for quality data. Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago, however, decided to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 54

ACDIS update: Final 2017 quarterly conference call today

November 16, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

ACDIS members are invited to participate in today’s quarterly conference call at 1 p.m. eastern. This will be the last call of 2017, so don’t miss it!Read More »

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