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CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17

Note from the Product Coordinator: ACDIS posters return next week

April 28, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

​by Karla Accorto

It’s hard to believe that as I sit here writing this, the ACDIS conference is less than a week away! To say we are excited here at the national office is an understatement. In partnership with our incredible events planning team, we have spent...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17

News: Mandatory hospital sepsis protocols save thousands of lives, data shows

April 28, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

The establishment of mandatory sepsis protocols at all hospitals in New York is estimated to have saved more than 16,000 lives between 2015 and 2019, according to the New York...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17

News: Few diagnostic mistakes found in pediatric ICU study

April 28, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

Only an estimated 1.5% of diagnoses at four pediatric intensive care units (PICU) were incorrect, according to new research presented at the Critical Care Congress. Earlier data suggested that number could be much higher, according to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17

News: UnitedHealthcare saw a 2,500% increase in telehealth over pre-pandemic levels

April 28, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

UnitedHealthcare Inc. members logged more than 28 million virtual care visits in 2021, a 2,500% increase over pre-pandemic usage, the payer says.

“While the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented spike in the number of virtual care visits, we are seeing that telehealth has staying...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17

Q&A: AMI and circulatory principal diagnoses

April 28, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

​Q: I recently heard an example where a patient with a principal diagnosis of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and myocardial infarction, which was not present on admission. In the example, they said that this case would go to DRG 282, Acute myocardial infarction (AMI...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17

Conference corner: Join us for an ACDIS PRO demo and get a pair of ACDIS socks!

April 28, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

If you are attending the ACDIS conference next week, be sure to stop by the ACDIS booth for a special demo of ACDIS PRO.

ACDIS PRO is an interactive, customizable online tool, which...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17

ACDIS update: Find out whether you qualify for the CCDS exam

April 28, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Interested in sitting for the CCDS exam and earning the credential to show your CDI expertise? The first step is to find out whether or not you meet the prerequisite requirements. According to the ACDIS website and the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 17

ACDIS update: Create your own library of ACDIS articles in your account

April 28, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Re-finding your favorite article can be a difficult task. It doesn’t have to feel like banging your head against a wall, though. If you’re logged into the ACDIS website, you can actually “favorite” articles and access them all from one spot when you want to return to them.

Simply follow...Read More »

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