CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

ACDIS update: Join us for an HCC webinar on April 4!

March 29, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Education, Outpatient CDI

Join expert instructors Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, and Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, on Thursday, April 4, 1-2:30 p.m. eastern, for a discussion of the ins and outs of HCCs and risk adjustment methodologies and learn how to apply the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

ACDIS update: Welcome to the new ACDIS Advisory Board members

April 4, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

The results of the election are in, and ACDIS welcomes four new advisory board members for three-year terms of service, effective April 2019-April 2022.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

Local chapter update: How to use the online membership roster

April 4, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

As discussed a couple weeks ago, ACDIS national has rolled out a new online membership roster which...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 13

Meet a Member: “Just enjoy the journey!”

March 9, 2020

Lynette Kutz, RN, BSN, CCDS, is a CDI specialist at Advocate Aurora Health in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She’s been in the CDI field for nine years.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 13

Note from the ACDIS Director: Don’t miss your last chance to take critical action—Vote in the ACDIS advisory board election

March 28, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Brian Murphy

I recently had someone tell me how much they loved our white paper, “How to conduct a medical record review,” enough to use it as a baseline for a policy in their own organizational policy...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 13

News: CAUTI, CLABSI, c. diff rates decline from 2016 to 2017

March 28, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

Acute care hospitals reduced c. diff infections by 13%, CLABSIs by 9%, and CAUTIs by 5% in 2017, according to the latest progress report on reducing healthcare-associated infections from the CDC.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 13

News: BPCI Advanced participation down 16% in the first five months

March 28, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

The number of providers participating in CMS’ BPCI Advanced payment model has declined by 16% since the program started five months ago.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 13

News: Newsweek publishes list of the world’s top 10 hospitals

March 28, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

Newsweek has partnered with a global market research and consumer data company, Statista Inc., to develop their own ranking of the top hospitals. Unlike the lists from ...Read More »

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