While the ACDIS Leadership Council launched back in September 2019, my work with it began in January of this year. The Council exists to connect forward-...Read More »
Originally published near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on the United States, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and American Hospital Association (AHA) have updated their list of...Read More »
The U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the top hospitals in the United States. The Report notes that “with more than 6,000 hospitals across the U.S.,...Read More »
When I was trained as a new CDI specialist, I was told that I could query for hyponatremia with two low sodium (NA) values as a clinical indicator as it shows that while it is not necessarily being treated, hyponatremia is being monitored.
A recent conversation with a senior CDI...Read More »
ACDIS is moving ahead with plans for its 2021 annual conference slated for Dallas, Texas, next May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ACDIS events staff and the volunteer ACDIS events committee will be working to not only provide the excellent...Read More »
The ACDIS website is full of great resources and articles on a host of CDI-related topics, but those looking for information on a particular topic, diagnosis, or coding rule may feel at a loss when it comes to sifting through the website’s offerings. The good news is that users can easily...Read More »
