ACDIS has grown so much after almost two decades as an association, but each year we look forward to further progress—and that starts with you! We are currently seeking feedback from the whole CDI community on how well ACDIS is meeting your needs as a CDI professional, how useful our educational...Read More »
The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters! Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update...Read More »
FEATURES 8 Implementing physician-facing technology to reduce query burden 14 Case study: CDI, revenue integrity, and the creation of an epilepsy monitoring unit 20 ...Read More »
A very happy New Year from the ACDIS team! Now that we’re done with celebrations and counting down the seconds until midnight, it’s time to reengage and kick off 2026 with only the best of what our publications have to offer. Since provider engagement remains one...Read More »
Each year, ACDIS surveys its membership and the greater CDI community to take the pulse of the industry on hot topics. Among the challenges cited in the 2025 ACDIS Membership—and nearly every year before it—provider engagement remains one of the top three...Read More »
by Priscilla Marlar, MHA, CSSBB, CPHQ, and John W. Cromwell, MD
Do you remember playing the game “Telephone” in grade school? The teacher would line us up and give the first student a spoken prompt to whisper to the next student, and so it would go until the message reached the...Read More »
Q: How are outpatient consultations reported? And what qualifies as a consultation?
A: Outpatient consultations are reported with CPT codes 99242-99245. Each has a time and a level of medical decision-making (MDM). You report either the time or MDM. Here's an overview:...Read More »
