The fall has been a busy time for ACDIS, filled with celebrations left and right. Between CDI Week in mid-September to ACDIS’ 10th anniversary this month, there seems to always be a party happening. To spread the joy, the ACDIS team has been conducting giveaways on the...Read More »
Last week, the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter urging CMS to take specific actions to address and prevent the problems that flow from hospital compliance reviews...Read More »
ACDIS’ sister publication, Revenue Cycle Advisor, needs your help with a quick, eight-question survey as they develop new educational offerings for HIM managers and directors. They would greatly appreciate your input!Read More »
Q:We recently had a patient with a pleural effusion who came to the hospital for shortness of breath. The patient had a bronchoscopy, left video-assisted thoracoscopy, evacuation of pleural effusion, pleural biopsies,...Read More »
It was early morning and I was up to my elbows (literally) inside a huge turkey. No one else was up but the doctor in our family. We chatted as I dressed the turkey and he answered his charting deficiencies on a laptop nearby.Read More »
ACDIS and I are both celebrating our birthday this week. ACDIS is turning 10. I turned 10 a long time ago. Since ACDIS can’t tell you what she wants for her birthday (yes, I think of ACDIS as a “she”), I’m going to tell you want I want for my birthday....Read More »