CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22

Note from the ACDIS Associate Editor: The best of a big family

June 2, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

by Jess Fluegel

It’s hard to believe a month has passed since my introduction to ACDIS and the CDI profession. Starting this job, I expected the welcome challenge of writing about a subject I’ve never heard of. But I certainly didn’t expect to enter a whole new reality—and even...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22

News: 27 healthcare stakeholders call for adopting three resources to improve patient care

June 2, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

At the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Congress in Dallas in mid-May, the 27 members of the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC)...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22

News: 2021 physician compensation data shows promise for 2022

June 2, 2022
News, Physician Queries

New data from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) indicates that physician compensation has rebounded in most areas after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, physicians on average reported compensation levels in line with pre-pandemic data or higher,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22

News: Inequities in telemedicine for cancer care, according to study

June 2, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

The use of telemedicine for cancer care has grown increasingly common but not at an equitable rate, according to a recent study conducted by Jenny S. Guadamuz, PhD, of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22

Q&A: Sequencing sepsis due to infected arteriovenous graft, central venous catheter

June 2, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: What is the coding sequence for sepsis due to infected arteriovenous (AV) graft or central venous catheter?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22

ACDIS update: Call for committee volunteers open now!

June 2, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS’ volunteer boards and committees are the heartbeat of our organization. The people serving in these groups provide best-practice guidance, review materials for publication, advocate on behalf of the association’s members, plan celebrations and appreciation programs, and much more.

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CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22

ACDIS update: Quarterly Call covers how CDI efforts affect CMI

June 2, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Measuring a CDI department’s impact is imperative to tracking and proving its success, and one key performance indicator that CDI programs are consistently measured by is the case-mix...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 22

Journal excerpt: CDI’s role in building a gender-inclusive EHR

June 2, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

Historically, EHRs have tended to only include one indication of gender: the gender a patient was assigned at birth. While many patients identify as their birth-assigned gender and are thus correctly represented by this indicator, this may not be the case for patients who are transgender or part...Read More »

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