ACDIS Guidance

There’s only a few more days left to get the early bird discount for the ACDIS Conference...Read More »

Q: Can you code for thiamine deficiency if the patient is being treated prophylactically for potential thiamine deviancy? ...Read More »

The CMS ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee is meeting next week, March 7 and March 8, to discuss proposed code changes to ICD-10-CM and...Read More »

Nearly 60% of patients say that online reviews matter to them when choosing a physician, according to...Read More »

CDI specialists depend on clinical indicators to support queries. Hospitals and physicians need clinical indicators to support the validity of...Read More »

About 41% of CDI programs currently review medical records for quality improvement items, according to an online ACDIS membership poll. Although...Read More »

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS
Bronchopulmonary infections, such as acute bronchitis and pneumonia, represent frequent...Read More »

A number of inpatient prospective payment system changes in recent years, due primarily to the Affordable Care Act, have allowed CMS to adjust...Read More »

by Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP

You may be wondering why so many CDI departments are expanding their review processes to...Read More »

by Melissa Varnavas

My husband swears he had SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). It happened on an extended weekend trip to...Read More »