CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

Note from the Instructor: Coding Clinic, second quarter 2021, high and lowlights

July 8, 2021
Clinical & Coding

By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC

The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic always produces surprises. Most people remember the day their first child was born, or the day they moved into their home. I remember the day we were allowed...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

News: Half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have lingering GI symptoms

July 8, 2021
News

Inability to gain weight persisted for months after discharge for many hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a study published in the Clinical...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

News: HHS unveils interim Final Rule on surprise billing

July 8, 2021
News, Policies & Procedures

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the first in a series of new rules designed to protect patients from...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

News: COVID-19 caseload surges linked to doubled mortality at hardest-hit hospitals

July 8, 2021
News

COVID-19-related inpatient deaths doubled at hospitals hit hard by surging caseloads during the pandemic, a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) study shows.

In a retrospective cohort study published in ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

Q&A: RDS clarification and education

July 8, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Our providers tend to use the term “RDS” in their documentation to describe all “respiratory distress,” “respiratory distress syndrome of newborn,” and “acute respiratory failure.” Often, we find ourselves querying to clarify/remove RDS when it is in fact respiratory distress and not respiratory...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

ACDIS update: CDI Week Industry Survey closes July 12, respond today to enter giveaway!

July 8, 2021

As CDI Week 2021 gets closer (t-minus 66 days at the time of this article’s writing!), we’re getting more and more excited to celebrate with this year’s theme of CDI Kitchen: Recipes for a Successful Program. If you haven’t already, mark your...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

ACDIS update: Leadership Council application opens in August, sign up for alert list

July 8, 2021
Leadership Council

The ACDIS Leadership Council debuted September 2019 to connect forward-thinking CDI supervisors, managers, and directors through personalized insight-sharing and networking experiences that forge valuable relationships, advance strategic...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

Conference corner: Ways to save on your national registration

July 8, 2021

There are a few ways you can save on your registration for the 2021 ACDIS National Conference. You can:

  • Receive $100 off of registration simply by being an ACDIS member
  • Take advantage of the current early bird pricing
    • ...Read More »

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