ACDIS Insights: The Second Surge Impact of COVID-19 on CDI

February 11, 2021
Free Resources
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, Quality & Regulatory

In the dark of winter, a second surge of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on healthcare systems throughout the United States, with CDI departments feeling the impact. Many CDI professionals are working from home and feeling the...

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News: COVID-19 delays interoperability rules

January 7, 2021
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 1
News, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

Implementation of two historic rules set to implement interoperability and patient access provisions of the Cures Act, have been postponed until...Read More »

Guest column: A brief look into the state of minorities and COVID-19

January 1, 2021
CDI Journal - Volume 15, Issue 1
Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

By Angelica Naylor, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS
The year 2020: the year that changed all our lives in some form or another. The year 2020:...Read More »

Industry hot topics: Insight into ambiguous, inconsistent, conflicting advice and guidance

December 31, 2020
Regulatory Committee
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

Every month, you will find a new topic or question along with the committee’s findings posted to this page and publicized in CDI Strategies.

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News: HHS risk adjustment data validation program final rule released

December 3, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 54
Clinical & Coding, News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS has released the...Read More »

ACDIS update: ACDIS Regulatory Committee posts latest “hot topics”

November 19, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 52
Quality & Regulatory

The ACDIS Regulatory Committee recently posted its topics for October and November including:

News: Medicare Advantage plans may see reduced payments and risk scores due to COVID-19, analysis shows

November 19, 2020
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 52
Quality & Regulatory

A Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are likely to see a reduction in risk scores and payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent...Read More »

Guest post: Severe protein calorie malnutrition denial defense

November 3, 2020
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 55
Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

​by Brandi Hutcheson, RN, MSN, CCM, CCDS

Severe protein calorie malnutrition (PCM) or code E43 continues to be ...Read More »

Download the November/December 2020 edition of the CDI Journal!

November 1, 2020
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 6
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

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Research corner: Poster seances and mortality reviews

November 1, 2020
CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 6
Denials & Appeals, Quality & Regulatory

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
I'm writing this a few weeks before Halloween, but I'm already feeling haunted. The spirit in...Read More »

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