Local chapter update: Check out upcoming chapter events!

July 2, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 28
ACDIS Update, Education

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters! Visit your local chapter’s webpage...Read More »

Q&A: CMS evaluates MS-DRG reassignments under the 2027 IPPS proposed rule

July 2, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 28
Ask ACDIS, Education

Q: What proposed MS-DRG reassignments are included in the 2027 IPPS proposed rule?

A: Payment under the ...Read More »

News: CMS projects national health spending grew to $5.7 trillion in 2025

July 2, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 28
Education, News

National health spending is estimated to have reached $5.7 trillion in 2025, a 7.3% increase from 2024, according to an...Read More »

News: Patients engage with providers’ AI agents but still emphasize human oversight, survey finds

July 2, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 28
Education, News

Patients are open to using artificial intelligence (AI) agents to help with tasks such as scheduling and billing, however they prefer AI tools...Read More »

Note from the ACDIS Editor: It’s time to spotlight pediatric patients in the new CDI Journal!

July 2, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 28
ACDIS Update, Education

by Jess Fluegel

Pediatric cases are the minority among those that hit a CDI specialist’s desk, if their organization reviews the...Read More »

Regulatory Committee Insight: Understanding the ins and outs of the APR-DRG system

July 1, 2026
Regulatory Committee
Education, Quality & Regulatory

The All Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group (APR-DRG) system, developed by 3M (now Solventum), is an inpatient classification methodology that groups hospital stays based on clinical...

Clinical deep dive: Cerebral edema and brain compression

July 1, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Education

Today’s guests are Katherine Wachs, BSN, RN, CCDS, who is a CDI specialist at Honor Health in Arizona, and Dawn Butler, BSN, RN, CCDS, who is a clinical...

Guest column | Congenital anomalies in the neonatal population: CDI considerations within MDC 15

July 1, 2026
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 4
Education, Pediatric CDI

by Bobbie Vannatter, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP; Andrew Puckett, DNP, RN, NI-BC; and Vitality Shalumov, RN, BSN, CCDS

Congenital...Read More »

Podcast recap | Leveraging the problem list for malnutrition capture

July 1, 2026
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 4
Education, Pediatric CDI

by Linnea Archibald

For many years, malnutrition has stood at the top of the list for CDI efforts. The reasons behind this focus...Read More »

Guest column | Making congenital heart defects matter: Reportability and documentation in pediatric CDI

July 1, 2026
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 4
Education, Pediatric CDI

by Jenny Esper, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are commonly encountered chronic conditions in pediatric...Read More »

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