If a hospital-acquired condition (HAC) or patient safety indicator (PSI) is assigned as not present on admission (POA), how does it affect our quality scores and reimbursement?Read More »
According to the ongoing ACDIS poll, 77% of CDI professionals are currently working remotely from home. For those new to the work-from-home life, this new environment may feel isolating, especially when combined with COVID-19 social distancing practices. All these factors mean there’s no better...Read More »
Each and every tool in the ACDIS Resource Library was contributed by an ACDIS member and reviewed for helpfulness and compliance by the Forms & Tools Library Committee. The Library is built by members and for members, so from time to time ACDIS asks for submissions to help fill gaps in the...Read More »
These are difficult times for everyone, especially those working in healthcare environments. While CDI professionals may not be on the frontlines of patient care, many are facing professional repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anecdotally, the ACDIS team has heard of CDI teams...Read More »
In short, we know that you are struggling right now in a very uncertain and stressful environment, and we’d like to ask a simple question: How can we help you?Read More »
ACDIS has made the difficult and unprecedented decision to postpone the 13th annual ACDIS conference, scheduled to take place May 5-8, 2020, at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. We are working to reschedule the event to the fall, with a new date expected in the coming weeks.Read More »
As healthcare organizations nationwide prepare and begin to deal with the growing COVID-19 pandemic, CDI professionals are faced with new documentation challenges, on top of adapting to remote work and engaging increasingly overwhelmed physicians. To help CDI professionals adapt, ACDIS has...Read More »
Many states have now passed emergency orders sending non-essential employees home to work remotely in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. In light of this, many organizations have sent their CDI teams home as they are not involved in direct patient care.Read More »
