Median commercial negotiated prices were 33.7% lower at physician-owned hospitals (POH) in comparison with non-physician-owned hospitals, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Likewise...Read More »
Whether low-risk or high-risk, obstetric patients at low-volume rural hospitals showed a higher risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in comparison to rural hospitals that delivered a higher volume of babies, according to a study published in...Read More »
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) recently sent a letter to Congress addressing some of the major issues occurring in nursing homes as it relates to questions of...Read More »
Did you hear about the 2023 CDI Week theme announced earlier this month? This year we will be celebrating “CDI Success Stories: Writing your next chapter,” from September 18-22, so mark...Read More »
To every clock, there is a gear; to every machine, a part; and to every professional association, a committee. Committees are the motor of any organization: they are the networking interface responsible for the dissemination of knowledge, the formulation of policy, and the creation of...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
I enjoy reading the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinics, watching for consistency in direction, and testing myself to see if I would agree with the conclusions reached. The second quarter, AHA ...Read More »
Are you a current volunteer assisting an ACDIS local chapter or networking group in some capacity? The ACDIS Chapter Advisory Committee will now be hosting a panel discussion for all such volunteers to attend twice a year, starting with...Read More »
