Recently, we received a question from a member about risk factors associated with providers not taking queries seriously and providing less than helpful responses. The question really goes to the heart of physician engagement.
While surgical staplers are the top medical technology hazard for 2020, another hazard that hits closer to home for CDI professionals also landed a slot in the top 10, according to the Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI). Coming in at number six, alarm, alert, and notification fatigue...Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a proposal for changes to ICD-10-CM sepsis related codes after receiving numerous questions and comments about the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) published in 2016.
Despite critics claims that Medicare accountable care organizations’ (ACO) savings are “modest” at best, CMS said the programs resulted in nearly $...Read More »
Members know how valuable the networking, collaboration, resources, tools, and other ACDIS benefits are to their everyday CDI work. This month, we’re asking you to share the love and help us bring more CDI professionals into the ACDIS fold with the ACDIS Refer-a-Friend Challenge.Read More »
We are celebrating Throw Back Thursday (#TBT) today with $100 off admission to the 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI with code OPTBT100 at check out. The event takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. The ACDIS symposium is the only...Read More »
ACDIS frequently fields questions from those working in nursing, coding, case management, and other areas seeking insight into how to gain experience with clinical documentation integrity (CDI) efforts and transition into the role.Read More »
