CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 8

Director’s Note: ACDIS welcomes new CDI Education Director

April 12, 2012
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS is proud to welcome its new CDI Education Director, Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN. In this role, Ericson will be teaching core CDI skills in HCPro’s popular CDI Boot Camp and forthcoming ICD-10 for CDI Boot Camp. She will also be lending her years of expertise and experience in CDI to the...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 6, Issue 8

ACDIS has an open position for a CDI education specialist

August 12, 2024
Leadership Council, News

ACDIS is accepting applications for the role of CDI education specialist. Take a look at the full job description here: https://hcpro.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1270889-357135.html

The CDI education specialist plays a pivotal...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 6, Issue 8

Guest column: The Impact of artificial intelligence on CDI

August 12, 2024
CDI Management, Leadership Council

by Alba Kuqi, MD, MSHIM, RHIA, CCM, CRCR, CICA, CSMC, CSAF, CCS, CCDS, CDIP

The healthcare industry is increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance various functions, particularly in CDI. AI's potential to streamline processes, improve documentation accuracy,...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 6, Issue 8

New questions from Council members on sepsis definitions, readmission reviews

August 12, 2024
Clinical & Coding, Leadership Council, Quality & Regulatory

One of the biggest benefits of Council membership is that it opens opportunities for collaboration and networking between members. While you can always ask questions via the ACDIS Forum thread specifically for Council members...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 8

News: CDI Journal released, study shows CDI programs plan to increase ICD-10 training

April 12, 2012
News

The HHS proposed delay in ICD-10 implementation may be welcome news for many facilities since, according to a recent ACDIS CDI preparation for ICD-10 benchmarking survey, 37% of respondents indicated they...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 8

News: Hospital settles allegations of False Claims Act violations related to malnutrition and leading queries

April 12, 2012
News, Quality & Regulatory

A Maryland hospital allegedly added malnutrition as a secondary diagnosis, employing tactics that included the submission of leading queries to increase reimbursement, according to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 8

News: Decline in pneumonia mortality may be due to shift in documentation and coding

April 12, 2012
News, Clinical & Coding

Just because hospitalizations and inpatient admissions due to pneumonia declined from 2003 to 2009, that doesn’t mean the U.S. population is healthier overall. In fact, according to a study released in the Journal of the American...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 8

Q&A: Clarifying ’septic shock’

April 12, 2012
Ask ACDIS

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