CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 53

ACDIS tips: Getting started in CDI

November 8, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

How does one get started in CDI? Whether you’re coming from a clinical background (e.g., nursing) or from an HIM/coding one, making the leap and knowing how to make the leap can be a major challenge. ACDIS has a number of tips and resources to help you get up and running, though.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 53

ACDIS update: Free resources available on the ACDIS website

November 8, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

From time to time, ACDIS’ sponsors provide members with valuable insight into CDI topics of the day. These free webinars and focused research briefs can all be found in the ACDIS Resource Library under “Free...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 53

Local chapter update: Getting to know the Chapter Advisory Board

November 8, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) is made up of nine former and current local chapter leaders in order to serve as liaisons between local chapter leaders and ACDIS national administration by participating in chapter leadership...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 52

Conference conversations: Understanding pediatric brain disorders

April 8, 2019
CDI Expansion, Education

Marietta Morhardt, RN, BSN, CPN, CCM, and Pam McCall, BSN, RN, CCM, CPN, will present “The Pediatric Altered Brain,” on Day 2 of the ACDIS conference. Morhardt and McCall are CDI specialists at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 52

Note from the ACDIS Editor: CDI Journal provides a study guide for a changing environment

November 1, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Linnea Archibald

As of October 1, 2018, the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) took effect, along with a whole slew of code changes and CC/MCC updates. That wasn’t the only change for CDI, though. And that’s what the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 52

News: Point-of-care troponin assay may facilitate faster rule-out of AMI

November 1, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

A preliminary study published in the JAMA found that a new point-of-care troponin assay can safely rule out AMI in 15 minutes in a large proportion of patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 52

News: Proposed rule to give auditors more leeway

November 1, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

Auditors could be able to extrapolate findings to larger pools of claims, according to a CMS proposed rule. An auditor could pull 30 claims, find a total overpayment of $1,000, which would mean an average...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 52

News: CDI is a top priority for hospitals, survey finds

November 1, 2018
CDI Expansion, News

A recent Black Book survey of 2,920 healthcare leaders found that about 20% of respondents’ organizations outsource at least some CDI...Read More »

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