Edna I. Betances-Harold, LPN, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, is the CDI supervisor at the University of Florida Health in Gainesville, and the president of the Florida chapter of ACDIS.Read More »
On February 23, 2016, the Journal of the American Medical Association published new clinical definitions for sepsis and septic shock, dubbed “Sepsis-3.” In the three years since then, a host of analyses and conflicting documentation and coding requirements have caused not only consternation but...Read More »
When ACDIS first conducted its CDI Salary Survey, more than half the respondents earned $69,999 or less. In 2018, only 17% fell into that bracket, down from 20% according to...Read More »
by Rachelle Musselman, BSN, RN, Jorde Spitler, BSN, RN, Daniel Lantis, BSN, RN, Joseph E. Ross, MD, and Thomas A. Taghon, DO, MHA
When a condition is ill defined and documented by a provider, it renders the CDI specialist, and later the coding professional, unable to capture the...Read More »
When a chapter is in its younger days, before it has gone through leadership transitions and/or created bylaws, ACDIS recommends that it does not collect dues or open banks accounts. Leaders should be sure the chapter has enough momentum and volunteers to be able to successful hand over control...Read More »
Q: We recently had a patient who was admitted with sepsis and the physician documented sepsis, a urinary tract infection (UTI) related to chronic Foley catheter, and pneumonia. Can we code sepsis first instead of the complication code? Or is the complication always first? ...Read More »
CDI Week 2019 kicks off in just 16 short days and will run September 16-20. This year’s theme is “CDI Superheroes: The Heroes Hospitals Deserve,” celebrating CDI professionals’ wide range of skill sets that extend over a variety of areas, their influence making its way into all aspects of...Read More »
by Julian Everett, RN, BSN, CDIP
Sepsis affects more than 1.7 million adults in the United States each year, and it’s estimated to occur among U.S. children at a rate of 158.7 cases per 100,000 children. Sepsis is the 10th leading cause of death among children in the United States...Read More »
