While the bulk of discussion regarding how to ethically and responsibly submit queries to physicians revolves around releases from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) releases, don’t discount advice from other potential sources. For example,...Read More »
The number of septicemia and sepsis hospitalizations more than doubled between 2000 and 2008, resulting in much longer, costlier hospitals stays, and more problematic and often fatal outcomes for patients with the bloodstream infections, according to a...Read More »
Is there are industry standard for physician query response rate expectations? Our facilities have about an 85-92% response rate. We are wondering what the industry standard is.
ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »
Q: I am wondering about whether coders can use information the physician takes from test results and includes in the history and physical (H&P). We recently had a situation where the H&P indicated under the studies section that “chest x-ray showed atelectasis,” or “EKG showed...Read More »
Note: Due to a large volume of applications received, the application period is now closed.
Our association is seeking volunteers for the 2012 ACDIS Annual Conference Committee. The Committee will help us plan and shape next year's conference in San Diego, CA (May 10-11,...Read More »
If you are looking to recognize your incredible CDI colleagues for all the work they do, we encourage you to nominate them for our ACDIS Achievement Awards. Or, if you’re interested in highlighting your entire team rather than one outstanding individual, then fill out a poster proposal for the...Read More »
As a reminder, the ACDIS/HCPro events team has decided to offer a special discount to current members of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council for the 2024 ACDIS conference. As a token of our appreciation for your participation, Council members...Read More »
