ACDIS has made the difficult decision to cancel our 13th annual ACDIS conference. Originally scheduled to take place May 5-8, 2020, at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, we had hoped to reschedule our flagship program to the fall. However, the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has...Read More »
While healthcare workers are busy dealing with the influx of COVID-19 patients, some CDI teams have been asked to modify their review and physician engagement practices to take any additional administrative burden off clinicians’ backs.
“I received a joint directive from our chief quality...Read More »
All those volunteering to assist ACDIS local chapter and networking endeavors are welcome to attend a special open call with the Chapter Advisory Board and association leadership, on Friday, June 12, at noon, eastern, as part of the “Staying Engaged...Read More »
A common struggle CDI departments find themselves facing is achieving an open line of communication with providers. “There was a generalized idea that the case management and CDI teams needed a physician champion, someone who could make sure the messages got across to the providers. That was...Read More »
As director of ACDIS, I could not be prouder of the way our members and the CDI community as a whole have stepped up in the midst of the worst pandemic since the days of the Spanish flu. COVID-19 has overwhelmed emergency departments and ICUs, exposed flaws in...Read More »
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released a checklist to help medical practices shut down due to COVID-19 take steps to safely reopen, reported...Read More »
