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Q: An elderly male patient has a rectal fistula with an abscess requiring complex packing of the wound. The most recent wound...Read More »

Q: What are the key takeaways for diagnosing, documenting, and supporting malnutrition diagnoses (ICD-10-CM categories E40.- through...Read More »

One of the biggest benefits of Council membership is that it opens opportunities for collaboration and networking between members. While you can...Read More »

ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis....Read More »

Q: We would like to clarify the definition of "direct care" as it pertains to the ...Read More »

Kaitlyn Loffreda, BSN, RN, CCDS, is a CDI team lead at Penn State Health in Pennsylvania. She has been in the field since 2017...Read More »

With 2024 drawing to a close, ACDIS is hard at work preparing for the new year including the awards and poster presentations we are privileged to...Read More »

Q: As you can imagine, the coding and CDI world is abuzz with all the recent guidelines and code changes for fiscal year 2025 ICD-10-...Read More »

Q: What if a patient has a body mass index (BMI) of less than 40 but the documentation states “morbid obesity”?

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