CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

News: OIG audit finds four states inappropriately terminated Medicaid enrollees during COVID-19

October 12, 2023
News

A recent audit conducted by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has found that four states—Texas, Florida, Minnesota, and New York—terminated Medicaid coverage for thousands of enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The audit was conducted to review the increase in funding these...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

Q&A: CDI dashboard

October 12, 2023
Ask ACDIS, CDI Management

Q: Is anyone using or creating dashboards for CDI to share information to senior leadership and to providers?

Response #1: We create an enterprisewide CDI dashboard that is shared with the chief financial officers, chief medical officers...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

ACDIS update: Get a sneak peek into the results of the 2023 salary survey!

October 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

Did you know that 50% of CDI departments plan to hire additional staff in the next 12 months?

Did you also know that of the departments surveyed, 87% intend to hire CDI specialists, 18% CDI second level reviewers, and 10% CDI lead or CDI supervisors?

The more you know...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

ACDIS update: Addendum added to the Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice—2022 Update

October 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures

Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice was produced through the joint effort of ACDIS and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Both associations collaborated on the creation of this practice brief and approved its contents, and as such it...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

ACDIS update: New podcast on CDI educators out now

October 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Our newest podcast episode on CDI educator roles is out now. Click here to listen.

Today's guest is Kelly Sutton, RN, BSN, MHL, CCDS, CCS, the CDI educator for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 46

Local chapter update: Expand your reach and use the virtual meeting guide in the Local Chapter Toolkit!

October 12, 2023
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Meeting in the post-COVID landscape can be very difficult. However, if you are still looking to maintain your local presence while making ACDIS meetings as accessible as possible, ACDIS has got you covered.

Try these tips and recommendations from our...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 45

Note from the Director of Programming: Exciting changes for ACDIS—but your membership benefits remain the same!

October 5, 2023
ACDIS Guidance

by Rebecca Hendren

You may have seen this week’s exciting news that HCPro, the parent company of ACDIS, has been acquired by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and you may be wondering what that means for ACDIS. The good news is that nothing is...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 45

News: Cigna to pay $172 million settlement for alleged Medicare Advantage fraud

October 5, 2023
Denials & Appeals, News

Following the lawsuit filed against Cigna for allegedly denying 300,000 requests for payments over two months in 2022 through the PXDX algorithm, Cigna will pay $172.3 million to resolve...Read More »

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