CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 22

ACDIS update: ACDIS Virtual networking starts early

May 28, 2020
Education

Education remains an integral mission of ACDIS. CDI professionals depend on us to provide continued education, peer-to-peer networking, and best practice advice to meet their professional needs. We are excited about the wide range of virtual...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 22

Local chapter update: Local chapter toolkit temporarily removed

May 28, 2020
ACDIS Guidance

The ACDIS Local Chapter Leadership Toolkit has been taken down temporarily for some adjustments and revamping.

The Toolkit offers helpful information for local chapters at all stages...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 21

Journal excerpt: Getting started in outpatient

May 25, 2021
Outpatient CDI

Just because outpatient programs are gaining traction, creating an outpatient CDI program from the ground up has its own challenges. The path to starting such a department is often nonlinear, and CDI specialists launching an outpatient program will likely need to go back to the CDI basics to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Join me for Monday Meet-Ups

May 21, 2020

by Melissa Varnavas

Pay no attention to the bathrobe hanging behind me, but feel free to inspect the titles and other items are on my bookshelf (there’s a beta fish and a stuffed snake back there). However, please note that I do not have a copy of The Thorn Birds or any...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

News: AHA continues fight against CMS price transparency, star ratings on hold

May 21, 2020
News

The American Hospital Association (AHA) responded to the CMS fiscal year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) proposed rule with continued disapproval...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

News: HHS awards $15 million to support telehealth during COVID-19

May 21, 2020
News, Education

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in a press release that through the Health Resources and Services Administration,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

News: AKI occurring in 15% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients

May 21, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

According to the National Kidney Foundation, acute kidney injury (AKI) is occurring in about 15% of all hospitalized COVID-19 patients, many of whom end up needing dialysis. Reports...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

Q&A: Query quota standards

May 21, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Is there a practice/industry standard that requires the CDI staff to write two queries per day?Read More »

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