What are some ways to assist with mortality reviews in order to identify missed opportunities and increase the severity of illness (SOI)/risk of mortality (ROM) scores for the case?Read More »
During this time of national crisis, we have painstakingly deliberated over the fate of our upcoming ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI Conference, taking into consideration expert guidance and everyone’s best interests. With those factors in mind, we have made the decision to cancel the 2020 ACDIS...Read More »
Starting a new profession is always difficult and becoming a CDI specialist is no different. While more jobs include new hire training programs—likely including some sort of lesson plan, and perhaps a designated educator—one of the most successful education tools is mentorship.
The American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, and the American Nurses Association released an open letter urging Americans to continue to take precautions during the...Read More »
The ACDIS Chapter Advisory Board is tasked with serving as liaisons between local chapter leaders and ACDIS national administration by participating on chapter leadership conference calls, promoting best practice, and providing guidance to leaders across the country.
Huma Ahmed, MBBS/MD, MBA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, is an area director of CDI at Kindred Healthcare in Pearland, Texas. She was a practicing physician before entering the CDI field seven years ago.
CDI professionals are often compared to investigators—searching through patient records for missing pieces and assembling the full picture of the patient’s condition through the query process. While that analogy stands, when I speak with CDI professionals...Read More »
