CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 49

Q&A: Respiratory failure as the principal diagnosis

November 4, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

In a case where the patient arrived in respiratory distress, was intubated, and was placed on a vent, treated with IV Solumedrol, HHN, IV antibiotics. The patient was admitted to the nursing unit on the vent. The physician documented acute hypoxic respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbation. I...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 49

ACDIS update: Welcome to new Regulatory Committee members

November 4, 2021
Quality & Regulatory

The ACDIS Regulatory Committee is tasked with reviewing regulatory policy and coding and clinical updates, commenting to agencies on behalf of ACDIS, and providing summary, interpretation, and analysis to the ACDIS membership.

The Committee has recently welcomed on a few new members. The...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 49

ACDIS update: Check out these photos from the ACDIS Conference

November 4, 2021

After many months of planning, the 2021 ACDIS Conference in Dallas, Texas, was a tremendous success! We had a great turnout after so long since our last conference, four tracks of incredible information, inspirational keynote speakers, and a sense of community again.

If you were in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 49

ACDIS update: Scholarship application period ends later this month

November 4, 2021
Education

The application period for the 2021/2022 Scholarship is open now through Tuesday, November 30, at 11:59 p.m. eastern. 

Through the program, ACDIS awards three scholarships for the following...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 49

Local chapter update: Newsletters can help connect your membership

November 4, 2021

Newsletters are a great way to keep your local chapter members up-to-date with everything going on, as well as connecting them to each other and to happenings in the larger ACDIS community.

For example, the latest Georgia ACDIS chapter newsletter included a reminder to members about the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 48

Note from the ACDIS Editor: A newbie’s conference experience

October 28, 2021

by Carolyn Riel

While this isn’t technically my first in-person ACDIS event, it is my first national conference. I first came on board with ACDIS in September 2019, and just two short months later, they threw me in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 48

News: SEP-1 adapts to volume concerns

October 28, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

Due to concerns with the crystalloid fluid administration data element within CMS’ core bundle measures for sepsis (SEP-1), CMS has modified the Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures for the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 48

Conference corner: Jones, Petrilli, Henry, Yuen, and UC Davis Medical Center win 2021 ACDIS Achievement Awards

October 28, 2021

Every year, ACDIS invites CDI professionals to nominate their peers for the ACDIS Achievement Awards. The ACDIS Events Committee then reviews applications and chooses the final winners. This process takes hours of work and dedication to complete. ...Read More »

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