What areas in the facility should be reviewed as part of outpatient CDI reviews (e.g., emergency department, same-day surgery, hospital-owned physician practices, etc.)? Does outpatient CDI include patients in the hospital currently in observation status? Do inpatient CDI specialists review...Read More »
ACDIS staff often receive inquiries from those interested in breaking into the CDI field.
A dozen years ago, a nurse, coding professional, or case manager might have fallen into the opportunity—being asked to “look into this CDI thing” and “get something started.” Where once there were...Read More »
ACDIS exists to serve as a premier healthcare community for CDI specialists, providing a medium for education, professional growth, program recognition, and networking. ACDIS accomplishes this mission through a variety of different membership and free offerings—from the...Read More »
Did you know ACDIS runs regular polls on our website? Right now, we’re asking about your facility’s plans to return onsite post-COVID-19 pandemic. Are you heading back to fully onsite, staying fully remote, or something in between?
In order to keep the process of updating the event list in CDI Strategies newsletter and on the local chapter page on the ACDIS website streamlined, we will be implementing a new process for informing the ACDIS staff of your local chapter meetings.
In college, you were supposed to seek out professors who would challenge you to think broadly, to contest accepted ideas and norms, to develop a social conscience, to learn and grow and become a better version of yourself. You...Read More »
I always thought it was Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the knife. I know it really depends on who you’re playing the game with. For those who may not remember, Clue is a boardgame originally released from Parker Brothers. Each...Read More »
$1.5 million. That’s the amount Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, incorrectly billed Medicare for inpatient and outpatient services between 2017 and 2019, according to an audit by the OIG...Read More »
