CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

Q&A: Differential diagnoses

October 19, 2023
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: What is your take on differential diagnoses? From The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, it looks like they are equal to “uncertain conditions” if they are documented at the time of discharge. My concern regards the word “confirmed”: I don’t think that the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

ACDIS update: Free webinar from our friends at NAHRI about automation in revenue cycle

October 19, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI) is a sister association of ACDIS and next month they are offering a free webinar on the topic of how the healthcare revenue cycles uses and adopts automation.

If you’re interested in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

ACDIS update: Submit your questions about a regulatory topic and the ACDIS Regulatory Committee will answer!

October 19, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

Wondering how to interpret the latest patient safety indicator (PSI) 15 guidelines? Looking for clarification on a Coding Clinic or update in the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting? We want to hear from you!

...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

ACDIS update: ACDIS scholarship application open till November 14. Apply now!

October 19, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Are you a gentlehuman and a scholar?

Then apply to our ACDIS scholarship program!

The purpose of the annual ACDIS CDI Scholarship program is to assist CDI professionals in enhancing their...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 47

Local chapter update: How to apply for ACDIS CEUs for your next chapter event

October 19, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Everybody knows that CEUs are important, but did you know that you can receive them for local chapter events?

Here are the basic requirements:

  • You must apply at least 30 days prior to the event using the
    • ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

Note from the Director of Programming: Check out the 2024 ACDIS conference agenda

October 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

by Rebecca Hendren

2024 is upon us! Well, that’s how it feels to the ACDIS team at least.

I’ve written before that the national conference feels like the end of the ACDIS year and that a new year begins immediately after the conference concludes. Which means, with the 2023...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

News: Medicare Advantage overcharges taxpayers $88 billion, report says

October 12, 2023
News

Medicare Advantage (MA) overpayments have cost taxpayers approximately $88 billion per year (or 22% of 2022 MA spending levels), according to a new report.

The report, authored by the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), suggested that Part B premiums or federal spending on...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

News: Pulmonary embolism patients with COVID-19 at higher risk of mortality, study finds

October 12, 2023
News, Quality & Regulatory

Patients diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism (PE) and COVID-19 maintained higher in-hospital mortality rates than those without COVID-19, according to MedPage Today.

Rana Prathap Padappayil, MBBS, of Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, presented the conclusions of a new...Read More »

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