It’s amazing to think that the 10th annual ACDIS conference will be over in just a few short hours. The ACDIS team planned for the event for over a year and it’s already coming to an end. Like summer vacation for giddy school children, just when you started to get comfortable and into...Read More »
CDI specialists working in the adult population are likely familiar with the pathophysiology of several common cardiac conditions and their necessary documentation (i.e., acute myocardial infarction, diastolic versus systolic heart failure, etc.). For the pediatric population, however, CDI...Read More »
Wow, ACDIS is turning 10. Sometimes I still find it hard to wrap my head around that fact. We’ve managed to accomplish a lot in our first decade, growing from little more than an idea in 2006, to launch in October 2007, to more than 5,400 members nationwide,...Read More »
Attend a special CCDS Exam FAQ Roundtable on Wednesday afternoon at the close of regular sessions (5-6 p.m., in room 118) with Certification Coordinator Penny Richards, members of the CCDS Exam Advisory Board, and ACDIS Boot Camp instructors. They will discuss eligibility requirements, the...Read More »
Day 1 of the 10th annual ACDIS conference kicked off this morning with Sorrel King, the founder of the Josie King Foundation and the best-selling author of Josie’s Story. During the session, King shared the story of her daughter’s death due to medical errors and the...Read More »
Day 2 of the conference is “state pride day.” We encourage attendees to wear an item of clothing representative of your state. Visit the local chapter page for your state to stay up-to-date on what the chapter leaders have planned for this year’s...Read More »
By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS
For some organizations, CDI may be something new; an innovative dream touted as beneficial to the organization. To others, CDI exists in its rudimentary form. Yet there are others who may have CDI programs operating at that...Read More »
While I love each of our CDI-related courses, this one if my absolute favorite course to teach as it covers so many angles of the CDI practice. Many look at risk adjustment as it relates to outpatient CDI practice. The concepts we...Read More »