CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 21

ACDIS update: The 2022 CDI Week theme is…

May 26, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

CDI Week serves as an annual week of recognition for those professionals in the clinical documentation integrity field to be celebrated. This year, CDI Week takes place September 12-16, and includes a free sponsored webinar, daily Q&As from our...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 21

Local chapter update: Find your local chapter community this spring

May 26, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

​The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 20

Note from the Director of Programming: It’s a new year for ACDIS

May 19, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

by Rebecca Hendren

It doesn’t make much sense from a calendar perspective, but I always regard the ACDIS conference as the end of our professional year and therefore the time to write new goals. In part, this is because we start actively planning for the next conference as soon...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 20

News: One quarter of Medicare patients harmed in hospitals, OIG reports

May 19, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

Twenty-five percent of hospitalized Medicare patients experience patient harm, and 43% of those harm events could have been prevented according to a recent report from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG)...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 20

News: More EHR implementation issues arise for VA, audit finds

May 19, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

After a series of problems and delays in their implementation of a new EHR modernization (EHRM) program, more issues have surfaced despite the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) efforts. The Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Inspector...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 20

News: Average cost of treating disease in U.S. increased 1.6 times from 1999 to 2022, analysis shows

May 19, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

Healthcare spending in the United States is notoriously high. According to a new report by HealthCare.com, the average cost of treating...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 20

Q&A: “With” as a linking term

May 19, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: A question came up with our staff regarding if we should be querying for linking terms using the term “with” such as “Foley with UTI.” Is the documentation of “Foley with UTI” appropriate to indicate a CAUTI when not present on admission since the word “with” assumes a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 20

Podcast recap: Helping physicians to engage with CDI

May 19, 2022
Education, Physician Queries

by Jess Fluegel

Physician engagement ranks as one of the top challenges ACDIS members face, according to ACDIS’ annual membership survey. Industry surveys have showed a promising upward trajectory concerning physician engagement, but the pandemic certainly was a setback to this...Read More »

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