The ACDIS Local Chapter Agreement Form sets out the expectations for official local chapter leadership in both their relationship to ACDIS national and to the chapter itself. For those new to a...Read More »
Q: A physician documented that a pregnant patient is obese, and the patient’s chart has a listed BMI score. Can we assign an ICD-10-CM BMI code in this instance or should this never be done for an obstetrics patient? Read More »
It’s a hot topic in the CDI world: who’s qualified to be a CDI professional? ACDIS as an organization holds that CDI is a broad table, welcoming professionals from diverse backgrounds including...Read More »
Last week, the AHA submitted four, non-deadline related remedies to reduce the backlog of Medicare billing appeals awaiting adjudication at the ALJ level in response to a federal judge’s request...Read More »
Surgical patients who received nutritional intervention during their hospital stay saw their 30-day readmission rate cut nearly in half, falling from 19.6% to 10.4%, a recent study published in the Journal of Parenteral and...Read More »
Examining readmission and mortality changes from 2010 to 2016, MedPAC found the HRRP contributed to a significant decline in readmission rates without increasing ED visits or observation stays, or adversely impacting mortality rates.Read More »
Though the core ACDIS team members and ancillary staff members work tirelessly for months on end to prepare for the event, the conference would not be what it is without the 12-member conference committee working alongside them.Read More »