CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

News: CMS ends cyberattack relief program in July

June 27, 2024
News, Policies & Procedures

In response to a cyberattack made on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group, which caused large cash flow reductions and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

News: Metabolic surgery associated with reducing major heart events for obese OSA patients

June 27, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

Among patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), those who received metabolic surgery (also known as bariatric surgery) had a significantly lower cumulative risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) over a median follow-up of 5.3 years, according to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

News: U.S. surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

June 27, 2024
News, Policies & Procedures

The United States surgeon general declared gun violence in the country a public health crisis in a first-ever public health advisory on gun violence in a recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 26

ACDIS update: ACDIS office to be closed July 4-5 for holiday

June 27, 2024
ACDIS Guidance, News

The ACDIS national office will be closed next Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 25

News: New broad definition of long COVID issued by National Academies

June 20, 2024
Clinical & Coding, News

On June 11, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 25

News: Healthcare jobs see significant growth in May 2024

June 20, 2024
News

In May, healthcare outpaced all other industries in job growth with over 68,000 new jobs, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Though many healthcare organizations are currently dealing with workforce...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 25

News: Surgeons most likely to behave unprofessionally, study shows

June 20, 2024
Education, News

Surgeons are the physician group most likely to be reported for unprofessional behavior, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. On the other hand, the study found that...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 18, Issue 24

News: Uninsured rate for minority groups dropped over last decade, HHS suggests

June 13, 2024
News

Uninsurance rates among Black, Latino, Asian, and Native Americans has dropped substantially over the past 10+ years, a new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...Read More »

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