The total national revenue loss due to the pausing of elective surgeries because of COVID-19 is an estimated $22.3 billion in 2020, according to findings published in the...Read More »
The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria defines acute kidney injury (AKI) as any of the following: “Increased creatinine level greater than or equal to 1.5 times the baseline (historical or measured), which is known or presumed to have occurred within the prior seven days...Read More »
ACDIS welcomes and celebrates people of all races, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, socioeconomic status, backgrounds, and other differences. ACDIS also recognizes and respects differences of political views, expression of religion, or opinions that do not necessarily...Read More »
When the pandemic forced us all to stay home as much as possible, it changed how ACDIS offers in-person, instructor-led training. For years our boot camp instructors—Laurie Prescott, Sharme Brodie, and new addition Dawn Valdez—have flown to different cities around the country, set up camp in a...Read More »
On Tuesday of this week, chapter leaders should have received an email from ACDIS Editor, Carolyn Riel, asking for your local chapter and networking group updates to be put in next week’s CDI Strategies newsletter. Please be sure to send any chapter meetings, newsletters, or other...Read More »
Accurate and efficient revenue cycle management (RCM) is crucial to a healthcare organization’s success. Investing in education for RCM and CDI can maximize an organization’s ROI with far-reaching benefits and long-term payoffs.Read More »
Believe it or not, I’m a wallflower. An introverted, stay-on-the-sidelines kind of gal. In elementary school, I’d literally sit with my back against the brick wall flipping the pages of a book in the sun while the other kids played tag, or basketball, or...Read More »
