The end of the year is fast approaching. If you need to gather a few more CCDS/CCDS-O continuing education credits (CEUs) don’t forget to take advantage of your ACDIS membership. ACDIS members have free access to 10 CEUs per year simply by virtue of being a member—six from reading each edition...Read More »
It’s hard to believe that the 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI has already come and gone. ACDIS hosts two conferences every year: the national conference in May, and the outpatient symposium in November. While the national conference has been around for going on 13 years, the symposium got...Read More »
ACDIS national is here to support local chapter events, helping your networking group reach new attendees and carry out successful events—large and small. The ACDIS leadership team is happy to sit in on your leadership meetings and event planning calls. One of the most everyday ways we can help...Read More »
ACDIS new online certification processes began in September. No more paper applications, faxes, or scans, or emails. No more paper checks. You can apply to sit for the exam (either the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist [CCDS] or the CCDS-Outpatient [CCDS-O]) via the new online,...Read More »
Every non-profit association and organization I have been associated with had bylaws. The life of any association is centered around bylaws as well as its mission or purpose. For ACDIS, each local chapter is different in size, activity, financial...Read More »
Earlier this month, the CMS held a call to discuss the MS-DRG CC/MCC comprehensive analysis discussed in the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed and final rules. The deadline for submitting comments on this is tomorrow, Friday, November 1. ACDIS’ regulatory...Read More »
Ninety percent of hospital leaders are considering outsourcing both clinical and non-clinical functions to achieve cost-efficiencies and succeed in value-based care models, according to a Black Book survey.
Survey respondents agreed that value-based care models necessitate additional...Read More »
In a series of recent ACDIS polls, more than 75% of the 200-plus respondents said they were short staffed on nurses, nearly 50% said their physicians were short staffed, and 54% said their coding departments were short staffed.Read More »
