As with any new review area, CDI teams can choose to focus on a variety of diagnoses within the Vizient risk adjustment model. CDI programs benefit most, however, from picking a manageable number of diagnoses, to maximize priorities. At a large academic medical center in the northeast, the CDI...Read More »
The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update...Read More »
Here at ACDIS, we hope you are all enjoying the holiday season. We have been fortunate enough to spend this time surrounded by friends and family, and we wish the same for you. As we prepare to ring in the new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on how grateful...Read More »
Every specialist in CDI-Ville liked ACDIS a lot but Brian Murphy, who lived just north of CDI-Ville, did not.
Brian hated ACDIS, the whole association. Now please, don’t ask why, it just leads to frustration. It could be perhaps that his suit was too tight, it could be his shoes weren’t...Read More »
A recent study conducted by the CDC revealed that healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals have “decreased significantly,” according to Medscape. The report...Read More »