Hospitals today continue to face challenges associated with increasing healthcare costs, staff burnout, insurance denials, patient dissatisfaction, and regulatory pressures.
To provide guidance on these issues, the ACDIS Physician Advisor Committee has developed...Read More »
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data”—Sherlock Holmes
Each year, ACDIS works hard to gather all the needed data to provide the CDI community with the most up-to-date information regarding the state of the industry. But we can’t do that without you—so put your...Read More »
Since fall 2019, the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council has provided the space for leaders in the industry to connect, collaborate, build valuable relationships, advance their program goals, and identify...Read More »
CMS released an announcement that traditional Medicare will add prior authorization (PA) requirements in six states for specific services, with a pilot...Read More »
Patients with type 2 diabetes were found to have a 20%-26% higher mortality rate than those without diabetes after either an ischemic or nonischemic heart failure (HF), according to a recent study published in ...Read More »
CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2026 ICD-10-CM update, which includes 487 new diagnosis codes effective October 1, 2025. The new codes cover a range of diagnoses, so be sure to review the code...Read More »
Q: I am working in conjunction with a sepsis coordinator for my organization and we are putting together a business case as to why we need an organizational definition of sepsis. I know that several other organizations have mentioned that they were able to accomplish this. Can you...Read More »
