CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 14

Q&A: COVID-19 with elevated troponins

April 8, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I have a patient admitted with COVID-19 pneumonia and acute on chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia. The patient denied any chest pain. Routine chemistries revealed an elevated troponin level of 0.09; on repeat the level was 0.21 (reference range <0.10). The electrocardiogram (EKG)...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 14

ACDIS update: Welcome to the new Advisory Board members

April 8, 2021
ACDIS Guidance

Last week the ACDIS membership spoke and voted for our new Advisory Board members.

The ACDIS Advisory Board plays an important role in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 14

Conference corner: COVID-19 safety guidelines for the National Conference

April 8, 2021
Education

ACDIS places the highest priority on the safety of our attendees at the national conference, scheduled for October 25-28, 2021, at the Sheraton Dallas (Texas). We will follow safety guidelines and advisements for meetings as outlined by...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 14

Journal excerpt: Tracking difficulties with financial ROI

April 8, 2021
CDI Management, Education

At first blush, tracking financial return on investment (ROI) for CDI efforts may seem straightforward, but that’s not always the case, says Tamara Hicks, BSN, MHA, RN, CCS, CCDS, ACM-RN, CCDS-O, director of clinical documentation excellence at Wake Forest Baptist Health in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 14

Local chapter update: Reach out if you need to take a step back

April 8, 2021

We understand that the past year has been difficult for many CDI folks in both their professional and personal life, and we know that these struggles may make it difficult for local chapter leaders to keep up with their duties.

Since the start of 2021, a few local chapters have had to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 13

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: A fresh look for the ACDIS logo

April 1, 2021

by Linnea Archibald

Springtime is a season for renewal and fresh outlooks. As temperatures rise here in Massachusetts and more people receive their COVID-19 vaccines, offering a glimpse of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, I can’t help but feel hopeful.

Just in time...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 13

News: Racial disparities in hospital patient safety, study shows

April 1, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

A new report written by researchers at the Urban Institute found that differences in the quality of hospitals that Black and white patients have...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 13

News: Privately insured patients’ telehealth use up 50-fold during start of pandemic

April 1, 2021
News, Outpatient CDI

Telehealth accounted for 24% of outpatient consultations among privately insured, working-age adults during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic, up from 0.3% for the same period in 2019,...Read More »

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