CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

ACDIS update: 2020 Conference canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

May 20, 2020
Education

ACDIS has made the difficult decision to cancel our 13th annual ACDIS conference. Originally scheduled to take place May 5-8, 2020, at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, we had hoped to reschedule our flagship program to the fall. However, the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

ACDIS update: Get the latest regulatory advice at ACDIS Virtual

May 21, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education

By now you’ve likely heard about “Staying Engaged: ACDIS Presents Virtual Education & Community,” a networking and educational event featuring...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

Journal excerpt: Modifying CDI practices during COVID-19

May 21, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

While healthcare workers are busy dealing with the influx of COVID-19 patients, some CDI teams have been asked to modify their review and physician engagement practices to take any additional administrative burden off clinicians’ backs.

“I received a joint directive from our chief quality...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

Local chapter update: Join the Chapter Advisory Board for a leadership call on June 12

May 21, 2020

All those volunteering to assist ACDIS local chapter and networking endeavors are welcome to attend a special open call with the Chapter Advisory Board and association leadership, on Friday, June 12, at noon, eastern, as part of the “Staying Engaged...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 20

Journal excerpt: Finding the right candidate

May 18, 2021

A common struggle CDI departments find themselves facing is achieving an open line of communication with providers. “There was a generalized idea that the case management and CDI teams needed a physician champion, someone who could make sure the messages got across to the providers. That was...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

Note from the ACDIS Director: CDI professionals, be proud of your response to COVID-19

May 14, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, News

by Brian Murphy

As director of ACDIS, I could not be prouder of the way our members and the CDI community as a whole have stepped up in the midst of the worst pandemic since the days of the Spanish flu. COVID-19 has overwhelmed emergency departments and ICUs, exposed flaws in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

News: FY 2021 IPPS proposed rule includes 600 code changes, 3.1% pay increase for acute care hospitals

May 14, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) proposed rule on Tuesday, May 11. Included is a proposed increase to hospital payment rates, the creation of a new MS-DRG...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

News: AMA issues checklist for medical practice reopening

May 14, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News, Outpatient CDI

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released a checklist to help medical practices shut down due to COVID-19 take steps to safely reopen, reported...Read More »

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