The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reflect on the previous year, reminiscing over good times and bad. As the ACDIS team looks back over 2020 and ahead to 2021, we wanted to take a few moments to remind you of the topics and articles covered last year in the CDI Journal....Read More »
Nobody likes being proved wrong, but it’s not always a bad thing. It’s probably okay to be proven wrong when you think it’s a good idea to feed a shark by hand, or to drink a few beers and then tell your buddies you can bite the head off a...Read More »
FEATURES 6 Starting out in CDI (B) 10 Case study: Taking physician education virtual (B, I, A) 15 Expanding your CDI department (A) 23 CDI...Read More »
The ACDIS conference is a busy place, filled with education, networking, and fun. It’s easy for it to fly by in the blink of an eye. No matter how hectic the event becomes, one thing I’ll always make time for is meeting with the committee members I work with...Read More »
By Linnea Archibald
The ACDIS team has been working remotely from home since March 16. At the time of this edition’s publication, we’ve been home for 169 days. Of course, the ACDIS team aren’t the only ones who’ve been social distancing and working remotely. As of ...Read More »
CMS announced that the Medicare website will soon be combining its eight separate Compare tools into one, standardized and simplified format, reported HealthLeaders Media. Currently, CMS uses a combination of the following platforms on https...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
CDI professionals come to the field from a myriad of backgrounds. While ACDIS’ previous survey data shows that most of our members arrive at CDI from a clinical background beginning in bedside nursing, the ranks are filled out by those from coding/health...Read More »
Physicians spend an average of 16 minutes and 14 seconds per patient encounter using electronic health records (EHRs), according to a study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Of this time, 33% was chart review, 24% documentation, and 17% ordering functions were the...Read More »
