In recent years, clinical validation has become a prevalent topic in the CDI field. According to Elizabeth Aguirre, MD, CCDS, CDI program physician lead at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas, the increased focus is at least partially the result of common...Read More »
ACDIS is pleased to start the new year with the debut of the Provider Engagement Series.
Written in collaboration with the ACDIS advisory board, this series is intended to discuss the why and how of provider engagement, and the critical role it plays in the success of CDI initiatives.Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
Back when I served as the editor of my hometown newspaper, I was lucky enough to attend a special conference put on by the American Press Institute (API) on the challenges facing the journalism industry. The challenges were many—slumping sales of print editions...Read More »
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to get involved with your CDI association. The annual ACDIS Membership Survey provides a glimpse into members’ needs, wants, and frustrations that is invaluable for the ACDIS’ leadership team.
In the past, the survey lead to the development...Read More »
by Amy Sanderson, MD
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex, progressive disease that affects both children and adults, and leads to significant morbidity and mortality. PH has been defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure . 25 mmHg when the patient is at rest (see references...Read More »
ACDIS is built by many hands outside of the full-time administrative team. There are 10 separate boards and committees of volunteers working behind the scenes to make ACDIS the best association it can be. Right now, ACDIS is currently looking for volunteers for four of those groups!
“We wanted to do outpatient from early on,” says Cheree Lueck, RN, an outpatient CDI specialist at Denver (Colorado) Health. “I was always thinking, ‘Why aren’t we doing this in the clinic?’ ”
Lueck and a fellow CDI staff member began the outpatient CDI program at Denver...Read More »
Okay, so it’s not scintillating reading but theACDIS Local Chapter Agreement Form contains important information for those who have been serving, or who will be serving in a leadership capacity representing ACDIS on the local level.
For one, the agreement form includes...Read More »
