CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 23

ACDIS update: New podcast episode on CDI and power dynamics out now!

June 6, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

This week’s guests are Wendy Arafiles, MD, pediatric hospitalist and medical director of the CDI program at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Lucinda Lo, MD, pediatric hospitalist and physician advisor for CDI and Care Management at the Children’s Hospital of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 23

ACDIS update: It’s Revenue Integrity Week! Let’s celebrate!

June 6, 2024
ACDIS Guidance

Join ACDIS in celebrating Revenue Integrity Week, a celebration hosted by our sister association, the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI)! This year’s theme is “Your Career in Bloom” and we can’t wait to see...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 23

ACDIS update: Rock out to your favorite tracks with ACDIS Encore this August!

June 6, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

We’ve all been there: the lights are dimmed; the crowd is banging on their seats; the room buzzes with anticipation, waiting for their favorite performers to get back on stage—the people know what they want. An Encore.

At ACDIS, we know what our audience wants, and we’ve got to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 23

Local chapter update: Got questions on remote meetings, member engagement?

June 6, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS Chapter Advisory Committee members serve as the advisors (as the name suggests) for all local chapter and networking group leaders on the common issues they face daily. While some of their guidance is published and updated annually in the Chapter Leadership Toolkit (available under the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 22

Note from the Instructor: Unveiling the enigma of malnutrition through the lens of denial prevention

May 30, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS

In the intricate landscape of healthcare documentation, malnutrition stands out as a nuanced yet pervasive issue that warrants attention from CDI teams. Beyond its clinical implications, malnutrition documentation does hold “...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 22

News: More referrals for cardiac tests not linked to better outcomes, study shows

May 30, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

According to a recent study published in the American Heart Association Journal, an increase in referrals for noninvasive cardiac testing (NICT) was not associated with improved outcomes for lower-risk patients with acute myocardial injury already ruled out for their chest pain. The...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 22

News: Antimicrobial resistance must be addressed now, experts warn

May 30, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

About 750,000 deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could be prevented every year through available vaccines, water and sanitation, and infection control methods, experts estimate in a series of four papers in The...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 22

News: Providers could improve the sensitivity of ICD-10-CM flu diagnoses, study finds

May 30, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that ICD-10-CM influenza codes accurately represented cases of positive diagnoses in pediatric patients, but...Read More »

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