CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

Q&A: Query author

June 10, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Our query process currently creates a physician progress note when a query is answered which becomes part of the permanent medical record. We do keep the original query as well, which clearly identifies the query author and it is discoverable, but not as part of the medical record. We included...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

ACDIS update: Celebrate Revenue Integrity Week with NAHRI

June 10, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS’ sister association, the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI), is currently hosting their fourth annual Revenue Integrity Week. The week’s celebrations ends tomorrow, June 11, so make sure to join in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

ACDIS update: Submit clinical definitions, validation queries to the Resource Library

June 10, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

Each and every tool in the ACDIS Resource Library was contributed by an ACDIS member and reviewed for helpfulness and compliance by the Forms & Tools Library Committee. The Library is built by...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

ACDIS update: CDI Summer Retreat plans for fun in the sun

June 10, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

It’s hard to believe that the ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat kicks off in less than two weeks. The ACDIS team has been busily planning the educational sessions, of course, but we also have a number of summertime fun activities...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

Local chapter update: ACDIS recommendations for chapter meeting frequency

June 10, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Education

While ACDIS only requires chapters hold two meetings per year in order to be considered an “active” chapter, we recommend four meetings per year to keep chapter members engaged and connected throughout the year.

In normal times, ACDIS recommends holding virtual meetings...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

Note from the ACDIS Editor: Happy June!

June 3, 2021
Education

by Carolyn Riel

I know that summer doesn’t officially begin for a few more weeks, but June always feels like the unofficial start of summer. It’s when the weather really starts to stay consistently warm in New England, the sun is up later into the evening, restaurants switch over...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

News: Half of discharged hospitalized COVID-19 patients in declining health

June 3, 2021
News

A study from Michigan Medicine found that nearly half of COVID-19 patients left the hospital with significant functional decline post-discharge,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

News: VA EHR modernization costs to increase

June 3, 2021
News

The ongoing VA efforts to modernize their electronic health record (EHR) system will likely cost between $1 billion and $2.6 billion more than originally estimated, according to an audit performed by the Veterans Affairs’ (VA)...Read More »

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