A forecast released Wednesday by the American Hospital Association and prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC (KH), reports that hospital revenues in 2021 are...Read More »
Recently, the patient had a two-day length of stay (LOS) on telemetry, no cardiac related symptoms or complaints, no EKG, no troponins, no cardiology consult or cardiac work-up. The patient was continued on his home medications, which included Atorvastatin and Ticagrelor. I’ve read the Official...Read More »
The ACDIS website has a new way to find out who holds the CCDS and/or CCDS-O credential. The new directory of credential holders allows users to easily search their own (or a potential or current employee’s) name, state, and...Read More »
The ACDIS Regulatory Committee recently posted its hot topic for February, which is focused on a revision to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting ...Read More »
The first quarterly call of 2021 was held on February 18 and featured three members of the ACDIS national team and two guests. ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas and Editors Linnea Archibald and Carolyn Riel were joined by Leadership Council member Brianna Brown, BSN, RN-BC, and...Read More »
At the end of every month, ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel reaches out to local chapter leaders regarding updates such as new meeting schedules, newsletters, and more. But these monthly updates don’t have to be limited to just meetings and events. If at any point chapter leaders step down and new ones...Read More »
The difference between a plateaued or declining CDI department and a highly successful, growing one is not necessarily as great as you might think. In fact, they’re often doing the same work, perhaps even achieving the same results.
Between mid-2017 and pre-pandemic 2019, 774 hospitals have been penalized by the federal government for having high rates of patients with possibly avoidable medical complications, according to a hospital penalty “look-up” system by...Read More »