CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 24

ACDIS update: 47.05% of CDI professionals hold or are pursuing higher-level degrees, survey finds

May 30, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

According to the survey results, 35.29% of the respondents have completed a higher-level degree in the past, 11.76% are currently working toward a higher-level degree, and 52.94% are not. Of those 52.94%, 24.44% say they plan to pursue a higher degree in the future.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 24

ACDIS update: Regulatory Committee shares templates for commenting on FY 2020 IPPS proposed rule

May 30, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

The ACDIS Regulatory Committee formed last fall and has been working to keep ACDIS members up to date on the regulatory changes that could potentially affect their CDI practice. One change that the committee members are...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 24

Local chapter update: Summertime CDI fun

May 30, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

As the temperatures climb, CDI summertime events are taking shape too. As you plan your next chapter event, make sure to take a moment to review the items in the Leadership Toolkit for help planning the best possible chapter event.Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 23

Meet a Member: To love CDI, you have to love learning

April 1, 2020

Koko Williams, MSN, RN, CMSRN, is a CDI specialist at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and a member of the Texas ACDIS local chapter. She’s been in the CDI field since 2015.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 23

Note from the ACDIS Director: Thank you, ACDIS 2019 attendees and sponsors!

May 23, 2019
Education

By Brian Murphy

It’s the last day of #ACDIS2019—and hard to believe that the finish line is already in sight. Our theme this year was Charting the Course. As I mentioned in my opening welcome remarks, we don’t know what the final destination is for CDI. Regulations and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 23

Day 3 general session recap: Joe Tye challenges attendees to become better people

May 23, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, News

Attendees of this morning’s final general session left reenergized, after two full days of sessions, networking, and fun. Joe Tye offered advice for how individuals can look into a mirror to see the lion inside themselves and overcome negative self-talk, become a better humans, and positively...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 23

ACDIS update: Conference wrap up, office closed through Memorial Day

May 23, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Please note that, due to travel and the Memorial Day weekend, please note that the ACDIS offices will be closed until Tuesday, May 28. Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 22

Guest post: Coding and documentation challenges related to syncope

March 30, 2020
Clinical & Coding

by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC

Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions from Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM coding manual cannot be used as principal diagnosis or reasons for outpatient encounters when related diagnosis has been established, they...Read More »

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