2019 CDI Strategies roundup

Welcome to 2020! How are you liking it so far? Here at ACDIS we’re back in the office after a nice holiday break and ready to get back to work, making this year even greater than the last. What better way to kick off the new decade than by looking back at the most loved CDI Strategies articles of 2019?

While ACDIS published 54 editions of CDI Strategies and hundreds of articles this year, here are the 10 articles readers loved most:

1. U.S. News & World Report 2019-2020 hospital rankings released, Mayo tops the list again
2. FY 2020 IPPS Final Rule published, CC/MCC downgrades postponed
3. Newsweek publishes list of the world’s top 10 hospitals
4. Q&A: Lactic acidosis and sepsis
5. Baylor wins $61.8 million FCA case over alleged upcoding
6. Q&A: Using codes Z21 and B20 for HIV patients
7. Q&A: Using the Glasgow Coma Scale
8. Q&A: Should acute respiratory failure be the principal diagnosis?
9. Poor documentation training cited as one reason for possible hospital closure
10. Q&A: Coding based on clinical criteria

What did you think of these 10 articles? Did you have different favorite article from 2019? Let us know!