We have a physician advisor (PA) principally based in utilization review (UR) department, with additional duties at the bedside. Our CDI needs are sporadic and unpredictable. For example, query escalations and peer-to-peer discussions can be on the fly. We may need him five hours one week and...Read More »
The Forms & Tools Committee is tasked with reviewing submissions for accuracy and compliancy to then be posted to the ACDIS Resource Library.. While submissions often come in the form of sample clinical definitions, queries, and job descriptions,...Read More »
The ACDIS website houses a wealth of information and resources both for members and non-members alike. If you’re looking for help on a specific CDI topic, it’s very likely the ACDIS website has something that could be of service. Instead of poking through the various resource types, articles,...Read More »
The Texas ACDIS chapter held a “Leadership Summit” for its meeting on February 4. The event was exclusively for those working in a managerial, director, or other leadership role in CDI or related fields and featured sessions on “Leadership Linguistics,” with Tu-Quynh Edwards, “Measuring Success...Read More »
I knew ACDIS filled a deep need in the healthcare community as early as May 2008. We were hosting our very first conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and had to send the hotel an advance estimate of attendees in order to allocate for rooms, food, and beverage...Read More »