We recently had a patient who was on oral Bactrim after a fracture who may have been non-compliant with his therapy but who indicates that he’s fully adherent to his medications. He was admitted for IV antibiotics, was given IV vancomycin, and was closely followed by the orthopedic physician....Read More »
The ACDIS Regulatory Committee recently posted its hot topic for November, which is focused on coding emphysema with COPD exacerbation. Head to the “...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 »
In case you missed it (and if you did, you’ve got double the reading to do!), last month we published part one of a series of papers on risk-based CDI. “Risk-based CDI: A holistic...Read More »
The fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report has been released, assigning grades to 2,901 hospitals. The grades come from hospitals’ performance on over 30 evidence-based measures of patient safety. For the first time, post-...Read More »