Those who’ve been in CDI long enough remember the days of colored paper queries slipped into charts. Often, those queries would get lost in the literal shuffle, or simply go unanswered and ignored with no concrete way of tracking the query. Then, electronic health records (EHR) came on the scene...Read More »
Q: I’m running into a big problem with the nursing documentation. The nursing notes have inconsistent documentation of lung assessment, missing documentation when it comes to the patient being on room air or oxygen (O2), and the intakes...Read More »
This past month was a busy one on the ACDIS Forum. From outpatient CDI, to clinical and coding, to pediatrics, the Forum had a conversation for everyone in every type of CDI program.Read More »
Over the past week, ACDIS asked its members to choose a theme for CDI Week 2017. Every year, facilities across the country celebrate the efforts of their CDI programs for one week in September. This year’s event takes place September 18-22. To help facilitate the festivities, ACDIS chooses an...Read More »
ACDIS requires the Local Chapter leaders to sign and return an agreement form annually. Though it may seem like a hassle at first, the agreement form provides a valuable framework for a chapter’s structure and formalizes the relationship between ACDIS National and the Local Chapters.Read More »
Q:Should CDI take the criteria from the National Quality Forum (NQF), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into consideration when querying for CAUTI,...Read More »
