CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

Q&A: CDI applicants with a coding background

July 7, 2022
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management

Q: I am exploring the idea of staffing our outpatient CDI program using both candidates with an RN and an HIM/coding background. We currently have all RNs on our CDI team who have also gotten (at the least) their certified professional coder (CPC) credential. If we decide to include coders to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

ACDIS update: Join us on the podium and ‘Flourish’ at the ACDIS national conference in 2023

July 7, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS is seeking speakers to present at the 2023 ACDIS national conference to be held May 8-11, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois, and also the December 6-8, 2022 virtual event, ACDIS Online: CDI Symposium for Outpatient Efforts. The annual ACDIS conference features...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

ACDIS update: Only four days until our CDI Week industry survey closes!

July 7, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Our annual CDI Week is only two months away, and that means preparations are afoot. We are busy getting ready with our “Under the Sea-DI” ocean theme, preparing virtual events, and last but not least, collecting...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

From the forum: Coding cellulitis due to IV drug use

July 7, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

On the ACDIS Forum, members can ask questions on nearly any aspect of the CDI industry and receive guidance from their peers. This unique opportunity allows CDI specialists from across the country to compare notes and share advice about real issues, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 27

Local chapter update: How to submit updates for local meetings

July 7, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Local chapter leaders can now make requests all in one place, including updating times, places, speakers, flyers, and other information for local meetings to be posted on our website and included in our CDI Strategies newsletter. ACDIS has set up the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 26

Note from the Director of Programming: Share your outpatient knowledge with the CDI community

June 30, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

by Rebecca Hendren

The heart of the CDI profession is education, and many CDI professionals are born teachers who are eager to share their knowledge while educating others, whether that’s teaching providers or lifting up fellow CDI specialists. To do so on a wider stage, consider...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 26

News: FY 2023 ICD-10-CM code set released

June 30, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2023 ICD-10-CM code set and ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 26

News: AHA and AMA release statements on the overturning of Roe v. Wade

June 30, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, both the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) released statements concerning its future impact on hospitals and healthcare.

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