Q: I have a general question about how providers should list their primary and secondary diagnosis in their daily progress notes. I was taught the primary diagnosis should be listed as number 1 (first listed diagnosis) and then the other...Read More »
Recently, the ACDIS Forms & Tools Library Committee received a number of submissions from the ACDIS membership. The committee has since reviewed and approved these various submissions for publication in the ACDIS Resource Library. Additionally, the...Read More »
If your chapter is planning an event, trying to reach new potential members, or get off the ground for the first time, the ACDIS Local Chapter Leadership Toolkit is the best place to look for resources.Read More »
by Denise Wilson, RN, MS, RRT, and Karla Hiravi, RN, BSN
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden and temporary loss of kidney function, while acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is kidney injury characterized by acute tubular cell injury and dysfunction. CDI professionals need to...Read More »
The end of last week brought news of a lawsuit that appears to have broad and deep ramifications for the CDI profession. Providence Health & Services, a 34-hospital system headquartered in Renton, Washington, has been hit with a $188.1 million lawsuit for...Read More »
