CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 15

Conference conversations: Speakers share how their facility survives sepsis

April 8, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Education

Expert ACDIS 2019 conference speakers Rhoda Chism, RN, CCDS, and Laura White, MHA, provide an inside look on how their organization dealt with the various sepsis clinical definitions, challenging CDI professionals to think outside the box to improve their processes and results.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 15

Local chapter update: Lots of local activities taking place this April

April 11, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis....Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 14

Conference corner: A note to 2020 ACDIS conference attendees

March 11, 2020

Dear ACDIS members and fellow CDI professionals,

ACDIS leadership is closely monitoring the events unfolding with COVID-19 (coronavirus). Please know first and foremost that your health, safety, and well-being are our top priorities.

We do anticipate that the 13th annual...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

Note from the ACDIS Editor: You’re invited to the CDI family reunion

April 4, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Linnea Archibald

The ACDIS conference serves as the centerpiece of our year—an opportunity to see friends both old and new, hear from industry-expert speakers, and come back home rejuvenated from the palpable excitement of the event with new ideas for articles, resources, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

News: AHA comments on potential changes to CMS star rating methodology

April 4, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

At the beginning of March 2019, CMS updated the hospital star ratings publicly for the first time since 2017, despite...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

News: Despite participation drop, CMS to accept applications for BPCI Advanced Model Year 3

April 4, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory, Outpatient CDI

CMS announced that it will soon begin accepting applications to participate in its second cohort of the BPCI Advanced Model starting in January 2020.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

News: CareWell Urgent Care to pay $2 million to settle upcoding allegations

April 4, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

CareWell Urgent Care Centers, which operates 16 urgent care centers in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island, has agreed to pay $2 million to settle whistleblower allegations that the company submitted inflated and upcoded claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

Q&A: Coding based on clinical criteria

April 4, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I remember reading an article, or a Coding Clinic, that basically said it was inappropriate for facilities to set internal policies for coding conditions based on clinical criteria, but I can’t find the reference. Can point me in...Read More »

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