As a bitter cold settles in across New England, I can’t help but dream of warmer weather. Heat, humidity, and sunshine, there’s just nothing like it, especially with wind chills below zero and piles of snow just outside my window. And while there may still be a few...Read More »
My very first week as an ACDIS editor I spent elbows-deep in the CDI Specialist’s Training Guide, followed by a firehose week of information attending sessions at the 2022 ACDIS...Read More »
I was first introduced to CDI back in 1995—before CDI was even called “CDI.” Back then, there were no encoders, no artificial intelligence (AI), no fancy dashboards with color-coded query prioritization. Just paper charts, code books, and a...Read More »
When you look at the rings of an old tree, you can see how climate and environment have shaped it and, at its very center, even the original stem of the sapling itself. Though not always so visible, the early years of any long-lived entity have a lasting impact on...Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, MSHIM, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, CSMC, RHIA, CCM
Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, requiring timely recognition and intervention. As our clinical understanding of sepsis has advanced, so too have the formal definitions guiding its...Read More »
Every ACDIS conference is unique. Whether due to its location, its agenda, its theme, or something else entirely, each is magical in its own way, and after five years of attending ACDIS conferences, I can say that with the utmost certainty. For example, in 2022, we...Read More »
There are few words in the English language that carry such disdain and opprobrium as the one above. Inevitably, unpleasant feelings arise when one hears the phrase “you are being audited.”
In the CDI world, these feelings tend to...Read More »
