CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 51

Note from the Director of Programming: 2023 is winding down—don’t miss the last member call of the year

November 16, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Rebecca Hendren

The curse of adult life is that we seem to spend all our time exclaiming that we cannot believe how fast the time is passing. Can you believe summer is over? Can you believe little Johnny is in college now? Can you believe that we’re in the fourth quarter of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 51

News: Juvenile ARDS patients have a nearly 28% readmission rates, report says

November 16, 2023
Clinical & Coding, News

A new study released in JAMA Open Network found that children diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have a readmission rate of 27.8%.

The study sought to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 51

News: Healthcare jobs continue to grow despite slowed job growth overall in October, report says

November 16, 2023
News

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly report on job growth, overall job growth in the United States economy slowed in October. The healthcare sector, however, continued strongly, accounting for 58,000 of the 150,000 new...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 51

News: U.S. hospitals demonstrate an 85% decline in HAIs, Leapfrog Group says

November 16, 2023
News, Quality & Regulatory

The Leapfrog Group’s newest data shows that 85% of hospitals in the United States have reduced their healthcare acquired infection (HAI) rates since the previous review cycle.

The latest data...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 51

Q&A: Permanent remote CDI

November 16, 2023
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management

Q: We are in the process of moving our CDI department to a remote work environment. The department is not new to this as we temporarily did this during COVID. However, we are looking at making this a permanent move. If you’ve gone remote, what hurdles did CDI teams and CDI leadership...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 51

ACDIS update: Share your resources, help the ACDIS community!

November 16, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

I get by with a little help from my friends – The Beatles

And don’t we know that to be true: so, we’d like to ask for a bit of help.

The ACDIS Resource Library Committee is looking for new and helpful sample resources to review! By this, we mean the committee is looking...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 51

ACDIS update: ACDIS CDI Scholarship deadline extended till November 30!

November 16, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Calling all scholars!

The ACDIS CDI Scholarship deadline has been extended to the end of the day November 30. Don’t miss your opportunity to apply for some of these excellent educational opportunities:

  • Introduction to CDI Scholarship: A one-year
    • ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 51

ACDIS update: National office closed for Thanksgiving holiday

November 16, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the ACDIS office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 23-24, and reopen on Monday, November 27. Because of this, our CDI Strategies newsletter will be abbreviated as well.

The ACDIS national team hopes you take time next week...Read More »

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