Q: Some CDI specialists tell physicians not to document acute renal insufficiency because it does not code to acute renal failure and I am wondering if that is considered appropriate.
For instance, I was reviewing a chart and the physician documented that the...Read More »
About a month after I joined ACDIS, in the fall of 2008, members began requesting information on how to network with other CDI professionals locally. A few enterprising volunteers in Massachusetts and Illinois actually had networking efforts in play, predating...Read More »
This afternoon the core members of the ACDIS leadership team joined onstage in room 121-122, from 5-6 p.m., for a intimate conversation with a few dozen association members.Read More »
It’s amazing to think that the 10th annual ACDIS conference will be over in just a few short hours. The ACDIS team planned for the event for over a year and it’s already coming to an end. Like summer vacation for giddy school children, just when you started to get comfortable and into...Read More »
CDI specialists working in the adult population are likely familiar with the pathophysiology of several common cardiac conditions and their necessary documentation (i.e., acute myocardial infarction, diastolic versus systolic heart failure, etc.). For the pediatric population, however, CDI...Read More »
Wow, ACDIS is turning 10. Sometimes I still find it hard to wrap my head around that fact. We’ve managed to accomplish a lot in our first decade, growing from little more than an idea in 2006, to launch in October 2007, to more than 5,400 members nationwide,...Read More »
Attend a special CCDS Exam FAQ Roundtable on Wednesday afternoon at the close of regular sessions (5-6 p.m., in room 118) with Certification Coordinator Penny Richards, members of the CCDS Exam Advisory Board, and ACDIS Boot Camp instructors. They will discuss eligibility requirements, the...Read More »
