CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

News: Long-term study correlates biomarkers with 30-year female cardiovascular health

September 5, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

A new clinical study suggests that a combination of three factors—high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), LDL cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a), or lp(a)—can accurately predict women’s 30-year risk for both coronary heart disease and stroke,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

News: ICD-10-CM codes can be used to identify incident stroke events, study finds

September 5, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

A cohort study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that the detection of incident stroke events is moderately accurate when using ICD-10-CM...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

2024 CDI Week Q&A preview: Query metrics and technology

September 5, 2024
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

As part of the 14th annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Kelly Benson, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDI regional manager at Memorial Hermann Health in Houston, Texas, answered these...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

ACDIS update: What are your 2024 CDI Week plans?

September 5, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

This year, ACDIS is looking to take our CDI Week theme, CDI in Orbit: Infinite Opportunities, from the far reaches of infinity to beyond! However, no human can embark on such an endeavor alone—any space expedition,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

ACDIS update: ACDIS team email down for maintenance last week, please resend your questions

September 5, 2024
ACDIS Guidance

If you emailed the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org in the last week and have not received a response, please resend your email. Last week, the team email address was down for maintenance and therefore many of the emails members sent were never received.

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CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

ACDIS update: AHIMA 2024 conference right around the corner, check out the agenda!

September 5, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Education

This year’s AHIMA conference takes place October 27-29 in Salt Lake City, and the agenda is packed with great education for all HIM and CDI professionals!

The education is divided into six tracks, two of which are brand new for 2024:
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 36

Local chapter update: Tell us your chapter’s CDI Week 2024 plans!

September 5, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Last week, we shared a few suggestions for how you might celebrate CDI Week with your chapter this September 16-20. This week, we want to hear from you, our chapter and networking group...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 35

Note from the ACDIS Director: Recertification with ACDIS and AHIMA CEUs 

August 29, 2024
ACDIS Guidance
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