ACDIS allows local chapters and networking groups to meet at least twice a year, but it recommends events be held on a quarterly basis to keep networking activities at the top of attendees’ minds without being too frequent to interfere with organizers’ and members’ daily work/life obligations....Read More »
Linda Danhires, BSN, CCDS, COC, and Brian Ice, RHIT, will present “Using Data to Drive Program Success” on Day 1 of the ACDIS conference. Danhires is the CDI director and Ice is the vice president of clinical revenue cycle for Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....Read More »
If you’ve been thinking about applying for the new Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient (CCDS-O) certification, we’re accepting exam applications now.
The exam committee is busy finalizing questions that will appear on the...Read More »
Among patients ages 65 years and older, the rate of opioid-related hospitalizations increased more than the rate of non-opioid-related hospitalizations between 2010 and 2015.Read More »
Harvard University researchers examined U.S. News & World’s Report’s list of the top 50 hospitals for cardiovascular care and found that, yes, indeed, they had lower 30-day mortality rates for heart attack, heart failure, and CABG, along with higher patient satisfaction ratings when compared...Read More »
