The nomination period for the ACDIS advisory board recently closed, and a nomination committee has begun reviewing the applications for four openings on the advisory board. Per ACDIS bylaws, the committee will narrow down the pool of applicants and put the finalists before the membership for a...Read More »
During its November House of Delegates meeting in Honolulu, members of the American Medical Association (AMA) again vocalized its opposition to ICD-10 implementation, according to a preliminary report of its 2012...Read More »
When CMS stopped paying for healthcare-associated infections such as catheter-associated blood stream infection and urinary tract infections, the agency expected rates for such infections to decline. In fact a recent study “found no evidence that the 2008 CMS policy had any measurable effect on...Read More »
More than $10 million: That’s what Florida-based BayCare Health System agreed to pay the federal government to settle a four-year investigation of its billing for cardiac and vascular procedures, according to a Department of...Read More »
By Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS
In a recent CDI Talk conversation the discussion centered around whether CDI professionals are working with case management staff on the documentation of medical...Read More »
Did you understand the CDI role before you took the job?
When I began and introduced myself to staff throughout the hospital, I can honestly say I did not explain my role really well. To be honest, I was unsure exactly what my role...Read More »
ACDIS is pleased to provide one CEU towards recertification of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential for participation in our quarterly conference calls. Quarterly conference calls are offered as a benefit to ACDIS members and recordings of the calls are available as...Read More »
