Even with plenty of advanced planning, local chapters and networking groups planning events may run into roadblocks when it comes to speaker recruitment. If you’re experiencing this problem, here are a few ways you can leverage ACDIS’ existing offerings for meeting topics without having to...Read More »
It’s hard to believe that the 2022 ACDIS national conference has already come and gone. A week ago, the ACDIS team was closing up shop at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, and getting ready to return to our respective homes...Read More »
Hospitalists coded a significantly higher proportion of Medicare beneficiaries as high severity compared to non-hospitalists, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...Read More »
The National Quality Forum (NQF) rejected an appeal of its decision to endorse the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (or SEP-1) measure for treating sepsis. The NQF originally endorsed the measure in 2013, and it was first...Read More »
The Leapfrog Group conducted an analysis of 2,844 United States hospitals, and one-third of the facilities earned an “A” grade for patient safety,...Read More »
Q: I’ve heard that the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) criteria cannot be applied to diagnose malnutrition based solely on the dietitian’s documentation. Can you please elaborate on why this is the case?Read More »
According to ACDIS’ 2021 CDI Salary Survey, 71.11% of CDI professionals hold an RN credential. This week, May 6-12, we’re celebrating all our ACDIS members and friends who come from a nursing background. Happy National Nurses Week...Read More »
Brandi Hutcheson, RN, BSN, MSN, CCM, CCDS, is a remote CDI specialist at Community Health Systems based in Franklin, Tennessee. She was a member of the 2020/2021 ACDIS Scholarship Committee and a member of the 2021/2022 ACDIS Furthering Education Committee.Read More »
