By Penny Richards

With 2017 rapidly coming to a close, I’ve spent some time thinking about what I hope all CCDS holders will resolve to do in the new year. While heading to the gym, eating healthier foods, and the like are all admirable goals for 2018, don’t forget to include your CCDS in your list of New Year’s resolutions.

To help you get started making your list, here are a few things I think should make the cut.

eClinicalWorks, a leading EHR vendor, has been sued for nearly $1 billion over allegations that its software’s patient data are not accurate and reliable.

By Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

In my opinion, CDI and coding should not be housed in separate or independent operational areas of the hospital. If they are, it could lead to silos of information.

Q: What does the readmission metric refer to? 

The ACDIS office will be officially closed Monday, December 25 through Tuesday, December 26, for the Christmas holiday and again on Monday, January 1 for New Year’s day.

The APR-DRG system’s intent was to help describe pediatric patients’ congenital disease processes and depth of resources required to care for complicated pediatric patients.

Every year, the members of the Chapter Advisory Board review the formal ACDIS Local Chapter Agreement Form.

More than half of the 626 health systems in the United States have only one or two hospitals within the system, but the largest systems have 18 or more hospitals.

ACDIS wanted to take a few moments to remind you of some of the resources we’ve added in the second half of 2017.

The Blog is a great place to share your CDI experiences, tips, and stories with the broader ACDIS membership in a more informal setting than (for instance) the CDI Journal.