While local chapter activities tend to slow this time of year as folks hunker down for the winter holidays with friends and family, there are still a few 2019 events left on the docket.
ACDIS also knows that many chapters are in the process of planning their 2020 event calendars, so if...Read More »
Dorene B. Watson, MSN RN, CCDS, CDIP, ACHE, is the CDI director at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center. She has served as a past-treasurer for the South Carolina ACDIS Chapter (2018-2019) and is a member of the CCDS Exam Committee. Previously, a neonatal nurse, she joined...Read More »
At 1 p.m., eastern today, ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and members of the ACDIS Advisory Board opened the lines on an hour-long free webinar for ACDIS members. The topic of today’s discussion was physician engagement; specifically looking at clinically...Read More »
We had a patient with Type 2 diabetes who was admitted for hypoglycemia with metabolic encephalopathy. The patient also had stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN). Which ICD-10-CM codes should we assign for this patient’s encounter?Read More »
It’s hard to believe that the 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI has already come and gone. ACDIS hosts two conferences every year: the national conference in May, and the outpatient symposium in November. While the national conference has been around for going on 13 years, the symposium got...Read More »
Every year, ACDIS’ annual CDI Salary Survey garners more than 1,000 responses, each one representing an important thread in the tapestry of CDI career advancement and compensation. The 2019 Salary Survey will be closed soon, so if you haven’t responded yet, please do so now.Read More »
To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday next week, the ACDIS offices will be closed starting on Thursday, November 28, and will reopen on Monday, December 3. As a result, there won’t be an issue of CDI Strategies next week either.Read More »
ACDIS national is here to support local chapter events, helping your networking group reach new attendees and carry out successful events—large and small. The ACDIS leadership team is happy to sit in on your leadership meetings and event planning calls. One of the most everyday ways we can help...Read More »