By Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS
It’s that time of year again: I am perusing proposed rules, which always hold a few interesting potential changes for the upcoming fiscal year. However, as I read the proposed rule for the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee...Read More »
By Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS
I love the topic of this edition of the CDI Journal, “Innovations in CDI Education.” In this “Physician Advisor’s Corner,” I would like to give you three ideas to augment your CDI education of providers and CDI professionals.
Susan Edamala, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCRN (Alum), is a clinical nurse consultant II and a CDI specialist at University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UIHHSS). She is also a member of the Illinois ACDIS local chapter.Read More »
There are a number of etiologies leading to pediatric respiratory failure, just as there are with adult patients. To begin with, pediatric patients can come to an acquired extrathoracic airway from an infectious source (e.g., retropharyngeal abscesses, Ludwig’s angina, bacterial tracheitis,...Read More »
The ACDIS team is back in the office and getting back into the swing of things after the holiday break, preparing for everything that 2019 holds. While there’s certainly more in the works this year, there are a number of events coming up this very month to help you kick off your new year...Read More »
FEATURES 9 Welcome new ACDIS Advisory Board members; farewell to those stepping down 15 With big health systems come big responsibilities 19 How to facilitate a successful...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
When I was growing up, I wanted to be a teacher or a writer. I envisioned a life where I could be both. Those familiar with this column, and others, know that I found fulfillment in those ambitions in my role here at ACDIS, as the conduit between your...Read More »
We invite you to nominate a colleague who has made significant contributions to the CDI field for the 2018 ACDIS Achievement Awards. This individual should have made significant contributions to the CDI field,...Read More »
