CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18

Note from the Instructor: What CDI professionals need to know about the 2019 IPPS proposed rule

May 3, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC

Following the March Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting on ICD-10, CMS released a number of code changes for the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). In addition to code changes, CMS has also...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18

News: CMS proposes requirement for hospitals to publish standard prices online

May 3, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

As part of the FY 2019 IPPS proposed rule, CMS said they want to require hospitals to publish a list of their standard charges in a machine-readable format online and update them once per year.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18

CCDS update: Meet Jami Coler, our 4,000th CCDS

May 3, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

We’ve been counting up to a milestone—waiting to see who would be the 4,000th person to earn the CCDS credential. It happened last Thursday when the exam proctor handed Jami Coler of Defiance, Ohio, her score report.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18

News: Humana launches value-based hospital compensation program

May 3, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

Humana, Inc. launched a value-based Hospital Incentive Program that will pay general acute care hospitals more money for delivering on key quality and efficiency metrics.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18

News: American Heart and Stroke Associations rescind sections of new stroke guidelines

May 3, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has rescinded its recently released stroke guidelines, publishing a correction in which large portions of the document have been deleted.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18

Q&A: Making the most of limited medical staff education

May 3, 2018
Ask ACDIS, Education

Q: Recently I’ve been given the opportunity to present CDI concepts at the quarterly medical staff meetings. They have given me 10 minutes each quarter to teach a topic. I am excited, but it also feels a bit daunting. How I can...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18

ACDIS update: Thanks to the outpatient certification board!

May 3, 2018
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

ACDIS is working on a credential for those specifically working in the outpatient arena—the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18

Local chapter update: What are your 2018 ACDIS conference plans?

May 3, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

ACDIS will be happy to spread the news about your event to any attendees from your state and to publicize the event on your chapter’s page and here in CDI Strategies. Read More »

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