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CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 16

Conference corner: Preparing for your ACDIS 2022 experience

April 21, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The ACDIS national conference is less than two weeks away! This year’s event takes place May 2–5, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. As you make your final preparations to head to the event, the ACDIS team has some reminders to ensure your trip goes smoothly...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 16

Local chapter update: Reminder of new procedures for chapter leaders and members

April 21, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

As you might have seen, the ACDIS national leadership team recently released several new processes for local chapter leaders and members to follow. These new methods include those for
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 15

Note from the Editorial Director: Conference countdown—two weeks to go!

April 14, 2022
Education

by Melissa Varnavas

I love our annual ACDIS National conference. I mean I love, love, love it. You’ve heard us (me) say it a thousand times—this community of CDI professionals is like a family, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 15

News: EHR integration leads to higher documentation of care goals, study finds

April 14, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

An EHR integration tool (Jumpstart) that pushes goals-of-care guides to patients and their clinicians, leads to a higher documentation of care goals, according to a study published in the Journal of the American...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 15

News: Hospitalists more likely to bill Medicare beneficiaries as high-severity compared to non-hospitalists, study shows

April 14, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

Hospitalists billed a significantly higher proportion Medicare beneficiaries as high-severity compared to non-hospitalists in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Health...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 15

News: Five conditions total 50% of healthcare costs, study finds

April 14, 2022
News

A study from Health Action Council (HAC) and UnitedHealthcare (UHC) found that just five conditions make up 50% of healthcare spending.

Cancer makes up nearly 15% of all healthcare spending...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 15

Q&A: COVID-19 vaccine reactions

April 14, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Are there are any documentation or coding guidelines for when a patient is admitted for various reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 15

Conference corner: Three great pre-cons for physician advisors, outpatient, and coding essentials

April 14, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

This year, ACDIS offers its annual national conference in Orlando, Florida, May 2-5. But did you know that the fun actually starts ...Read More »

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