If you’ve ever read one of our Position Papers, White Papers, a Note from the Board in our bi-monthly CDI Journal, or listened to an ACDIS Quarterly Conference call, then you know what a crucial role the ACDIS advisory board plays in the leadership of our association.Read More »
Information management in EHRs. Implementation and use of clinical decision support. Test result reporting and follow-up. These concerns topped ECRI Institute’s list of patient safety concerns for 2017,...Read More »
CMS approved Performant, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) for Region 1, to begin review activity as of Friday, March 10, according to the RAC Monitor. Read More »
Q: A patient was admitted to the emergency department (ED) via ambulance. The emergency medical technician (EMT) noted that the patient was in full cardiac arrest, with ventricular tachycardia (VT). The EMTs shocked the patient via defibrillator en route to hospital. What would we assign...Read More »
Though I can now follow along with (at least some of) the acronyms related to CDI, I’m still pretty new to the field. Ever since I was eight years old—or so my parents tell me—I wanted to be a writer. So, when I saw the job posting and description for the ACDIS editor position, I excitedly...Read More »
Under documentation. That’s the biggest concern when it comes to acute respiratory failure diagnoses, according to 42% of respondents to a poll during the February 8 episode of ACDIS Radio. A slight...Read More »
