CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 14

Note from the CDI Education and HIM/Coding Directors: Spring is in the air…and so is AHA Coding Clinic First Quarter 2025!

April 3, 2025
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, and Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O

With spring comes rain, flowers, singing birds, new life and the year’s first edition of American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 14

News: High social risk associated with ED trips and hospitalizations, survey shows

April 3, 2025
News, Quality & Regulatory

Social determinants of health and exposure to social risk (e.g., financial strain, housing instability, food insecurity) generally may be linked to poor clinical outcomes, as well as a higher association with emergency department and/or hospitalization visits, a new study suggests.

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CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 14

News: CMS rescinds SDOH guidance for state Medicaid programs

April 3, 2025
News, Quality & Regulatory

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has rescinded information on health equity for state Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), according to a new CMS memo released...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 14

News: Chronic pain highly associated with depression and anxiety, meta-analysis shows

April 3, 2025
Clinical & Coding, News

Instances of depression and anxiety were found to be “significantly higher” in patients with chronic pain than those without, according to a new study cited in Medscape...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 14

Q&A: Surgical complications and misadventures

April 3, 2025
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Consider a patient who received a hysterectomy two days ago and was later admitted for severe acute abdominal pain around the surgical wound. When the wound was reopened, it was discovered that an instrument had been left in her body. The instrument was removed, and the wound was...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 14

Conference corner: Suggestions for things to do in Orlando area at ACDIS 2025

April 3, 2025
ACDIS Guidance

Attending the 2025 ACDIS conference, ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, or ACDIS Physician Advisor Forum? Well...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 14

ACDIS update: New survey from the Diversity and Inclusion Committee

April 3, 2025
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

Over the last few months, many companies have announced plans to shut down their corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

To better understand the CDI community's experience, the ACDIS Diversity and Inclusion Committee is gathering information about DEI efforts at...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 19, Issue 14

ACDIS update: Last call to take our 2025 physician advisor survey, open until April 11

April 3, 2025
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Advisors

At ACDIS, we recognize that the CDI world is constantly evolving, and physicians are playing greater roles in this arena than ever before. We’re looking to understand the nuances of physician advisors’ roles. For example:

  • What are their primary responsibilities?
  • Are they
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