Every year, the most well-attended and popular track at the national ACDIS conference is titled simply “Clinical & Coding.” It’s a broad umbrella, but it speaks to the two most central areas of expertise CDI professionals possess. Whether you come to CDI...Read More »
Since 2010, 138 rural hospitals have closed, with 19 shutting down in 2020 alone. To help mitigate this trend and promote healthcare equity in rural communities,...Read More »
In a recent survey conducted by CHG Healthcare, 534 physicians were asked about their career changes over the last two years (April 2020 to April 2022). Findings showed 43% of physicians changed jobs, 8% retired, and 3% left medicine entirely during the pandemic,...Read More »
Clinician compensation and productivity were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, HealthLeaders reported. Since then, the American Medical Group Association (AMGA)...Read More »
Q: I am exploring the idea of staffing our outpatient CDI program using both candidates with an RN and an HIM/coding background. We currently have all RNs on our CDI team who have also gotten (at the least) their certified professional coder (CPC) credential. If we decide to include coders to...Read More »
ACDIS is seeking speakers to present at the 2023 ACDIS national conference to be held May 8-11, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois, and also the December 6-8, 2022 virtual event, ACDIS Online: CDI Symposium for Outpatient Efforts. The annual ACDIS conference features...Read More »
Our annual CDI Week is only two months away, and that means preparations are afoot. We are busy getting ready with our “Under the Sea-DI” ocean theme, preparing virtual events, and last but not least, collecting...Read More »
