According to a new national study, one in five adults have personally experienced a medical error. CDI professionals, of course, won’t be surprised that four out of the six reasons listed...Read More »
Q: I’m trying to decide between the codes F14.121 (Cocaine abuse with intoxication with delirium) and T40.5X5A (Adverse effect of cocaine, initial encounter). The patient presented to the emergency department with altered mental status...Read More »
Claims-based data suggest that the incidence of sepsis is increasing and mortality rates from sepsis are decreasing, but a new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston challenges that assertion.Read More »
One way ACDIS Advisory Board connects with the membership regularly is through their annual panel discussion at the ACDIS conference. While they could wax poetic on their own about the CDI industry, they want to talk about the things...Read More »
CMS, after repeated urging from the American Hospital Association (AHA), announced last week that they will not be updating the overall hospital quality ratings on Hospital Compare this October.Read More »
Every other week, ACDIS Director Brian Murphy takes to the microphone on ACDIS Radio to discuss the CDI profession with industry leaders and thinkers. Though each show brings something wonderful to the table, September offered three shows looking...Read More »
It’s hard to believe September has come and gone already. Local chapters around the country held big, all-day events and CDI professionals everywhere celebrated CDI Week together. Though we’re just catching our collective breath from September, October has arrived and local chapter events are...Read More »
Due to the overwhelming success of our sold-out live event ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, ACDIS has responded with a one-of-a-kind multimedia platform to keep the education, networking, and development going—right from your home office.Read More »
