If you’ve ever read one of our position papers or white papers, listened to an ACDIS quarterly conference call, or attended an advisory board panel at the national conference, then you know the crucial role the ACDIS advisory board plays in the leadership of our association and the greater CDI...Read More »
The top diagnoses leading to clinical validation queries tend to follow a pattern, and it’s likely one that will come as no surprise to even newer CDI professionals. For Elizabeth Aguirre, MD, CCDS, Jera Van Damme, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, and Cathy Testerman, CCS, CCDS, sepsis takes a top slot....Read More »
The ACDIS website now has dedicated FAQ sections for questions about membership, certifications, publications, and resources.
To use the FAQ sections, first hover your mouse over “Membership,” “Certification,” “Publications,” or “Resources” on the menu bar of the ACDIS website. When a...Read More »
Did you know that ACDIS national has a repository of helpful resources, tools, and samples specifically geared toward local chapter leaders? You can find a wealth of free information in the Local Chapter Leadership Toolkit.
Whether your chapter meets formally or informally, has 10 or 200...Read More »
The ACDIS Provider Engagement Series is chugging along with more great content. We hope you’ve been taking advantage of it right along, but in case you’ve missed what the ACDIS advisory board has been working on the past several months I thought I’d provide a...Read More »
The CDC released official diagnosis coding guidance for encounters and deaths related to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), effective February 20, 2020.
COVID-19 infections cause a range of illness severity, from no symptoms to severe illness and potentially death. Coronavirus...Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a set of strategies to lower the EHR burdens on clinicians to help them “focus their attention on patients rather than paperwork.”
The report, required by the 21st Century Cures Act, was developed by the Office of the...Read More »
