Q:Why would the principal diagnosis be catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) when sepsis is also present? I thought it would be always be sepsis. Read More »
The ACDIS community is a close-knit group—sharing stories, offering help and advice. One of the many things the ACDIS team loves doing is hearing members’ stories and disseminating them to the larger ACDIS membership. Sometimes this takes the form of an interview on a specific topic for the ...Read More »
The call for speaker applications closed this past Monday and the Conference Committee will begin its deliberations this week. But while we’re busy planning the 2018 ACDIS National Conference, the...Read More »
In 2016, the majority of CDI professionals earned between $70,000 and $79,000. With all the shifts in CDI focus areas, however, did salary earnings increase as well?Read More »
ACDIS local chapters come in all shapes and sizes—from coffee shop meet-ups, to all-day events with multiple speakers. Recently, two large local chapters—Kentucky and Indiana—joined forces for a comprehensive full-day event.Read More »
On October 1, 845+ code changes take effect for the 2018 fiscal year. Join ACDIS’ renowned CDI education specialists to learn more about which code set changes offer the greatest opportunities for CDI professionals—and which ones present the most urgent needs for physician engagement and...Read More »
Editor’s note: There are more than 40 local chapters and networking groups across the country and internationally, each led by a team of dedicated volunteers. To support these volunteers the...Read More »
As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Kristie Perry, RN, MHSA, CCDS, CCS, a CDI specialist at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga,...Read More »
