CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 55

Local chapter update: Tell us about your chapter events before 2025 ramps up!

December 12, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education

With the holidays almost here, it might be hard to think past last minute gift preparations and how much is too much mashed potatoes to eat (the answer is there’s no such thing!), but in just three short weeks a brand-new year for ACDIS local chapters and networking groups will commence! What...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 54

Note from the ACDIS Editor: A 2024 ACDIS round-up on sepsis!

December 5, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Jess Fluegel

Year after year, sepsis is a common problem diagnosis for the CDI profession when it comes to missed opportunities and common denials, not to mention a deadly diagnosis for patients. This year, more than 85% of respondents in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 54

News: Patients hospitalized in 2024 more likely to survive than in 2019, report shows

December 5, 2024
News, Quality & Regulatory

A new report from the American Hospital Association (AHA) suggests that key patient safety and quality indicators in United States...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 54

News: Antimicrobial resistance deaths could surpass cancer deaths by 2050, according to the WHO

December 5, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

If current trends hold, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted to surpass cancer deaths by 2025, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), Medscape reported....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 54

News: Anti-obesity medication included in CY 2026 Medicare Part D proposed rule

December 5, 2024
Education, Quality & Regulatory

CMS has issued a proposed rule containing modifications to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the Medicare prescription drug...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 54

Q&A: Coding false primary diagnoses

December 5, 2024
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I have two questions on how to code diagnosed conditions that were later determined to be non-existent:

  • In one case, a patient was initially treated for bacteremia due to a positive blood culture lasting two to three days. However, it was
    • ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 54

ACDIS update: New episode on provider education available now!

December 5, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

We're delighted to share that the new episode of the ACDIS Podcast is now available! Click here to listen now!

This week’s guest is Mary Carol Brouwer,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 54

ACDIS update: Apply to the NAHRI Leadership Council!

December 5, 2024
ACDIS Guidance

ACDIS’ sister association, The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI), has open slots for its Leadership Council, and you are invited to apply!

This free networking group for revenue integrity leaders will help...Read More »

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