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Note from the Associate Editorial Director | Consider the peer audit | By Melissa Varnavas Back in 2015, 40% of ACDIS Radio listeners (of the October 28, 2015, broadcast) indicated their CDI program had an established query auditing process in place. Another 29% said they had some type of query review practices established but they only informally or occasionally take the time to examine the efforts of CDI specialists. ACDIS has long advocated for some type of regular query practice audit and review—be that driven by the CDI program manager or director or peer-to-peer amongst the CDI team. And, it’s not that hard to start. |
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ACDIS Picks | Q&A: Balancing rounding and CDI workloads | Q: We are struggling with finding a good balance between having CDI attend multi-disciplinary rounds and conduct concurrent CDI work. At this time, we attend twice per week, faithfully and then also attend if the CDI specialist feels that they need to speak with a physician who may be in attendance. Some people in management, however, have requested that CDI attend more often. |
Local chapter update: ACDIS chapters give back to their communities | The Washington Evergreen ACDIS chapter held their most recent meeting on Friday, November 3. The meeting featured the CDI presentations from expert speakers, breakfast, lunch, and networking time. The leaders also incorporated a slightly more creative piece to their meeting. |
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