CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 25

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Highlighting the significance of the CDI Week Industry Survey

June 6, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Linnea Archibald

I spent the first two days of this week in Washington, D.C., for the annual Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) conference and awards luncheon. While it was fun to see the capital sights, the main reason for the trip was to receive an award...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 25

News: Annual physician burnout costs estimated at $4.6 billion

June 6, 2019
News, Education

The annual cost of physician burnout is conservatively estimated at $4.6 billion, research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 25

News: AUA releases first “uncomplicated recurrent UTI” guideline

June 6, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

The AUA recently issued a guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of uncomplicated recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), which emphasizes the importance of cultures and antibiotic stewardship.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 25

News: PCPs have little to no effect on readmission rates, study finds

June 6, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

Average hospital readmission rates associated with individual PCPs show almost no variation, so incentivizing PCPs to change practice to lower the rates may not make sense.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 25

Q&A: Causative organisms as CC/MCCs

June 6, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I’ve been told that in most cases codes for viral causative organisms, B95-97, will not add a CC or an MCC. However, I thought that identifying a causative organism often does add a CC/MCC. Could you clarify this for me? Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 25

Conference corner: ACDIS 2019 materials posted to Resource Library

June 6, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Each year, after the conference has come and gone, the ACDIS team makes PDFs of the PowerPoint presentations and the poster presentations available on the website for ACDIS members. For those who may have missed it, all the 2019 materials have been...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 25

ACDIS update: Serve the CDI community on an ACDIS committee

June 6, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Education

ACDIS would not be the association it is today without the tireless work of our many boards and committees. While in year’s past, we’ve put out individual calls for our ACDIS boards and committees, beginning in 2019 we are putting forward volunteer calls on a bi-annual basis in January and June...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 25

ACDIS update: Connect with the ACDIS community on social media

June 6, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

From Facebook, to Twitter, to Instagram, to LinkedIn, it’s never been easier to connect with the ACDIS team and the broader CDI community worldwide.Read More »

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