The CDI Pocket Guide 2015 update is under development, and authors Dr. Richard Pinson and Cynthia Tang hope to exceed your expectations. If you’re a previous buyer please share your suggestions and any "wish list" items with them at info@...Read More »
Q: We’re having a lot of discussions with physicians right now and need to get some clarity on acute cor pulmonale versus chronic. Do you have any insight on that differentiation between the two with right-sided heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), shortness of...Read More »
by Shannon Newell, RHIA, CCS, Steve Weichhand, and Sean Johnson
Since the implementation of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) Program in 2013, CMS has adjusted the MS-DRG payment for each traditional Medicare discharge. The type and amount of the adjustment, which could...Read More »
Due to the heightened demand in presenting at the Eighth Annual Conference at the San Antonio Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, May 19-21, 2015, the speaker application deadline has been extended through Friday, Sept. 5.Read More »
CMS and its contractors will conduct three ICD-10-CM/PCS testing periods in November, March, and June, according to a recent MedLearn Matters (MM8858).
Although only about 25% of hospitals currently outsource their CDI efforts, roughly 70% plan to partner with a private firm in one form or another by the third quarter of 2015, according to a July 29 release from Black Book...Read More »
The 2015 IPPS final rule, released August 4, focuses on quality initiatives and includes no ICD-9-CM diagnosis or procedure code changes. However, CMS did finalize some MS-DRG changes for Fiscal Year 2015.Read More »