Q: A patient was admitted for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) and acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction exacerbation, hypertension, thought to be secondary to untreated obesity hypoventilation syndrome/obstructive sleep apnea (OHS/OSA) with improvement in...Read More »
Were you unable to attend the 2024 ACDIS conference in Indianapolis? Or did you attend alone and found yourself picking between too many excellent sessions? ACDIS Encore: Clinical & Coding Online is everyone’s chance to tune into some of...Read More »
Healthcare institutions categorize and manage admission types, specifically urgent versus elective admissions, in various ways. To better analyze institutional practices, challenges, and innovations in admission type determination, the ACDIS Regulatory Committee is circulating...Read More »
By using the Local Chapter Leadership Request Form, chapter leaders can request multiple different services from ACDIS national to boost their chapters! This includes requesting a book or webinar resource, an updated local...Read More »
If you’ve known me for any length of time, you have likely heard me say that I am an introvert by nature. Us introverts know that it doesn’t mean we dislike people, but it does mean a public role—particularly one that involves the dreaded public speaking...Read More »
The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) increased from 2000 to 2022 from one in four to one in three, and heart failure was the most common complication linked to it, according to a recent study published in BMJ....Read More »