Quality & Regulatory

by Laura Roberts, BSN, RN, CCDS
If I have learned anything among the changes and challenges of the last few years, it’s that we as...Read More »

by Jess Fluegel
As traditional CDI specialists review and query to improve clinical documentation on the front end with concurrent...Read More »

Reported housing instability is linked to higher hospital admission rates for mental disorders, longer inpatient stays, and substantial healthcare...Read More »

The average length-of-stay in hospitals has increased by about 19% for patients in 2022 compared to 2019, according to data from the healthcare...Read More »

As a benefit of membership in the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections”...Read More »

On November 28, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a...Read More »

Thanks to the updated 21st Century Cures Act, patients...Read More »

Deaths in emergency departments (ED) are estimated to account for 11.3% of total deaths in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019, according to...Read More »

Some commercial health insurers apply policies that delay patient care, burden providers, and increase costs, according to...Read More »

The one-year mortality rate after major surgery was 13.4% for Medicare beneficiaries older than 65,...Read More »