CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 52

ACDIS update: Still time to register for the virtual outpatient event December 6-8!

November 23, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Ready to get educated on all things outpatient, but from the comfort of your own home?

ACDIS has worked hard to compose a virtual event filled with curated education, practical advice, and inspiration for both current outpatient CDI professionals and those looking to break into new...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 52

ACDIS update: One more week to apply for an ACDIS CDI scholarship award

November 23, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

With the holidays coming up and all the time, travel, and expense that they often entail, it may not be first on your mind how close the deadline for our 2022/2023 ACDIS CDI Scholarship applications are! But as crazy as it is, November...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 52

Local chapter update: Check out the last local events of the year for your CDI community

November 23, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

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 »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 51

Note from the Director of Programming: Giving thanks for a spirit of service

November 17, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

by Rebecca Hendren

CDI professionals are a giving bunch. You are natural educators who love to lift others up and share your knowledge. Many of you give back to the profession through volunteer work, including with the various ACDIS committees and boards, local chapters, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 51

News: Increased deaths in ED highlight need for improving end-of-life care, researchers say

November 17, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

Deaths in emergency departments (ED) are estimated to account for 11.3% of total deaths in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019, according to a new research article published by JAMA Network Open. Also, a third of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 51

News: Growing lack of competition in Medicare Advantage markets, study shows

November 17, 2022
Denials & Appeals, News

Of the metropolitan statistical areas in the United States, 79% have Medical Advantage (MA) markets that were highly concentrated in 2021, according to a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 51

News: ED providers more worried about patient harm than lawsuits, survey shows

November 17, 2022
News, Physician Queries

In Massachusetts acute care hospitals, the average emergency department (ED) attending physician and advanced practice clinician  is more afraid of harming patients than about lawsuits, according to a new research...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 51

Q&A: Sepsis with history of CAUTI

November 17, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Question: When the patient is admitted with a diagnosis of sepsis, and the history describes a urinary tract infection related to a foley catheter, with documentation also indicating pancreatic cancer, anemia, and dehydration, “History describes a urinary tract infection related to a...Read More »

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