CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

Note from the Editorial Manager: Put your best foot forward and apply to be on a committee!

June 27, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Karla Kozak

I had the opportunity to get involved with my first committee a little over a year ago. I’ll admit, I was nervous (shoutout to the 2023 Events Committee for making me feel so welcome!). It can be daunting to join a group of strangers in regular meetings, working...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

News: CMS ends cyberattack relief program in July

June 27, 2024
News, Policies & Procedures

In response to a cyberattack made on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group, which caused large cash flow reductions and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

News: Metabolic surgery associated with reducing major heart events for obese OSA patients

June 27, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

Among patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), those who received metabolic surgery (also known as bariatric surgery) had a significantly lower cumulative risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) over a median follow-up of 5.3 years, according to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

News: U.S. surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

June 27, 2024
News, Policies & Procedures

The United States surgeon general declared gun violence in the country a public health crisis in a first-ever public health advisory on gun violence in a recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

Q&A: Calculations to support clinical indicators in queries

June 27, 2024
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Does your team include calculations to support clinical indicators in your queries? Do your CDI specialists calculate P/F ratio and include the calculation in their query addressing respiratory failure? Do your CDI specialists calculate the corrected sodium level for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

Conference corner: One month left to submit 2025 speaker applications!

June 27, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Our speaker application period for the 2025 ACDIS conference, Physician Advisor Forum, and ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI is now open for one more month until Friday, July 26! The conference will...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

ACDIS update: ACDIS office to be closed July 4-5 for holiday

June 27, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, News

The ACDIS national office will be closed next Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

ACDIS update: Summertime education with ACDIS Encore

June 27, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

School may be out for the summer, but the CDI education never stops!

Join us Tuesday, August 13 through Thursday, August 15 for some summertime education with ACDIS Encore: Clinical and Coding Online! This special virtual event features...Read More »

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