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CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

Note from the Product Coordinator: Happy holidays, and last chance to nominate a peer for an ACDIS Achievement Award!

December 21, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Karla Kozak

Here at ACDIS, we hope you are all enjoying the holiday season. We have been fortunate enough to spend this time surrounded by friends and family, and we wish the same for you. As we prepare to ring in the new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on how grateful...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

Note from the ACDIS team: How Brian stole CDI

December 23, 2021

Every specialist in CDI-Ville liked ACDIS a lot but Brian Murphy, who lived just north of CDI-Ville, did not.

Brian hated ACDIS, the whole association. Now please, don’t ask why, it just leads to frustration. It could be perhaps that his suit was too tight, it could be his shoes weren’t...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

News: CDC finds healthcare-acquired infections declined in 2022

December 21, 2023
Clinical & Coding, News

A recent study conducted by the CDC revealed that healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals have “decreased significantly,” according to Medscape.​ The report...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

News: COVID-19 no longer in top five diagnoses for telehealth use

December 23, 2021
News

As of September 2021, COVID-19 no longer made the top five telehealth diagnoses, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. In August, COVID-19 was the fifth most common telehealth diagnosis in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

News: AMA report details health insurers’ monopolies on U.S. market

December 21, 2023
News, Quality & Regulatory

The AMA has released a comprehensive study on the state of competition in the United States’ health insurance market.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

Q&A: Podcast recap, community acquired pneumonia clinical and coding updates

December 23, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Could you provide a clinical overview of gram-positive and gram-negative pneumonias?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

News: New Gallup poll indexes stronger public support for nurses than for doctors

December 21, 2023
News

Gallup has released a new poll indexing perceptions of specific types of healthcare providers among the United States public, according to a recent press release. The press...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

ACDIS update: An important note regarding remote proctoring for the CCDS/CCDS-O certifications

December 23, 2021

Starting in 2022, ACDIS is moving to a new certification partner: Prometric. Prometric allows examinees the option to take your exam in one of two methods:

  1. At a computer-based testing center, or
  2. Via remote online proctoring

The former will look almost exactly...Read More »

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