CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 9

ACDIS update: Did you miss the last Quarterly Conference Call?

March 4, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The first quarterly call of 2021 was held on February 18 and featured three members of the ACDIS national team and two guests. ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas and Editors Linnea Archibald and Carolyn Riel were joined by Leadership Council member Brianna Brown, BSN, RN-BC, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 9

Local chapter update: Monthly updates don’t need to be limited to meetings

March 4, 2021

At the end of every month, ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel reaches out to local chapter leaders regarding updates such as new meeting schedules, newsletters, and more. But these monthly updates don’t have to be limited to just meetings and events. If at any point chapter leaders step down and new ones...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 8

Note from the ACDIS Director: CDI delivers huge value—you just need to show it

February 25, 2021
ACDIS Guidance

by Brian Murphy

The difference between a plateaued or declining CDI department and a highly successful, growing one is not necessarily as great as you might think. In fact, they’re often doing the same work, perhaps even achieving the same results.

The difference is that...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 8

News: 774 hospitals penalized for avoidable complications, Medicare payments cut

February 25, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

Between mid-2017 and pre-pandemic 2019, 774 hospitals have been penalized by the federal government for having high rates of patients with possibly avoidable medical complications, according to a hospital penalty “look-up” system by...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 8

News: Over one-third of adults delayed or skipped medical care because of the pandemic

February 25, 2021
News

Fearing exposure to COVID-19, combined with limited services caused by the pandemic, more than one-third of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 8

News: 30% of COVID-19 patients have lingering symptoms six months after infection

February 25, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

Regardless of if patients were asymptomatic or had severe infections, nearly 30% of COVID-19 patients had lingering symptoms six months after the infection onset, according to a research letter published in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 8

Q&A: MI coding FAQs, part 2

February 25, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

If a patient is admitted with a gastrointestinal bleed (self-limiting, no treatment/procedures performed or medication changes) within four weeks of the myocardial infarction (MI), would a code from category I21, Acute MI, be coded?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 8

ACDIS update: Let us get to know you

February 25, 2021

ACDIS is always looking for folks to contribute their unique ideas, knowledge, and experiences to our publications including the CDI Journal and ACDIS Blog...Read More »

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