CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23

Note from the Director of Programming: Cure your FOMO with virtual education and everyday connection

June 9, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

by Rebecca Hendren

Back in October 2021, I was having major FOMO, as the kids these days like to say. Or maybe have already stopped saying, but I’m too out of touch to know. FOMO stands for fear of missing out, and that’s how I felt in October 2021 when I was unable to attend the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23

News: Better sepsis outcomes connected to more RN hours, study finds

June 9, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

In a study of 702,140 Medicare beneficiaries in 2018, researchers from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Forum confirmed a statistically significant link between...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23

News: AHA comments on the FY 2023 IRF PPS proposed rule

June 9, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

Following the fiscal year (FY) Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule that CMS issued in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23

News: One in four revenue cycle departments needs to hire 20-plus employees, survey shows

June 9, 2022
CDI Management, News

According to a recent survey by AKASA, more than 57% of health systems and hospitals have more than 100 open roles to fill. AKASA, the leading developer of AI for healthcare operations, surveyed more than...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23

Q&A: Querying for and sequencing anemia

June 9, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I recently reviewed a chart where the patient received packed red blood cells (PRBC), the hemoglobin and hematocrit were 6 and 21 respectively, the estimated blood loss was only 50 ccs after a surgery, and minimal fluids were given. Would it be appropriate to query the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23

ACDIS update: June 23 ACDIS webinar to focus on sepsis definitions, outcomes, and denials

June 9, 2022
Clinical & Coding, Education

Sepsis 2.5. It’s what the CDI program at JPS Health Network named its sepsis criteria—merging early identification of CMS’ core bundle measures for sepsis (SEP-1) with Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock criteria for denial mitigation. Sepsis denials have risen...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23

Meet a Member: Build relationships with other departments, break down silos

June 9, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Leadership Council

Rabia Jalal, MBBS, MSHIM, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, RHIA, is a CDI specialist II/senior clinical analyst with Optum360 working at Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California. She is a member of the California ACDIS local chapter’s newsletter committee, the ACDIS Diversity...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 23

ACDIS update: New free resources include reports on top technology, CAPD, outpatient CDI

June 9, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Did you know that ACDIS has a whole section of available free resources? Simply go to the ACDIS website and hover over the “Resources” tab and you’ll see “Free & Sponsored Resources” on the list. Click there to access all the free resources...Read More »

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