How does one get started in CDI? Whether you’re coming from a clinical background (e.g., nursing) or from an HIM/coding one, making the leap and knowing how to make the leap can be a major challenge. ACDIS has a number of tips and resources to help you get up and running, though.Read More »
From time to time, ACDIS’ sponsors provide members with valuable insight into CDI topics of the day. These free webinars and focused research briefs can all be found in the ACDIS Resource Library under “Free...Read More »
The Chapter Advisory Board(CAB) is made up of nine former and current local chapter leaders in order to serve as liaisons between local chapter leaders and ACDIS national administration by participating in chapter leadership...Read More »
Marietta Morhardt, RN, BSN, CPN, CCM, and Pam McCall, BSN, RN, CCM, CPN, will present “The Pediatric Altered Brain,” on Day 2 of the ACDIS conference. Morhardt and McCall are CDI specialists at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. ...Read More »
As of October 1, 2018, the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) took effect, along with a whole slew of code changes and CC/MCC updates. That wasn’t the only change for CDI, though. And that’s what the...Read More »
A preliminary study published in the JAMA found that a new point-of-care troponin assay can safely rule out AMI in 15 minutes in a large proportion of patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary...Read More »
Auditors could be able to extrapolate findings to larger pools of claims, according to a CMS proposed rule. An auditor could pull 30 claims, find a total overpayment of $1,000, which would mean an average...Read More »
