It’s been five years since we surveyed the ACDIS members regarding the role physician advisors play in their day-to-day CDI efforts. Back in 2011, more than half of the 300 respondents said their CDI program employed a physician advisor. However, nearly 75% of those indicated their physician...Read More »
Coders can now appropriately assign a code for diastolic or systolic heart failure, as warranted if the physician documents heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) (respectively), or a combination of both, if indicated,...Read More »
3,600 new procedure codes. 1,900 new diagnosis codes. 487 code revisions. That’s what’s being proposed for the 2017 fiscal year following CMS’ ICD-10-CM/PCS Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting in early March. Read More »
Recent investigations by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) have shown a number of instances in which hospices inappropriately billed Medicare for hospice general inpatient care (GIP), according to a statement released by the OIG.Read More »
Federal regulators are considering changes to the Affordable Care Act’s Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC), according to a discussion paper written and released by CMS on March 31, 2016.Read More »
At ACDIS, it’s no surprise when we hear about clinical documentation improvement efforts extending to hospitals and organizations throughout the United States. But when we heard about an Australian hospital launching a CDI program—one of the first international programs of its kind—we were...Read More »
Q: We are currently using a hybrid medical record, so we have standard query forms with multiple choice answer options that cannot be modified at this time. We are moving into an electronic medical record, where our queries could be more easily modified. Our compliance office has a...Read More »
The month of April promises a number of educational opportunities for CDI professionals across the country—from St. Louis, Missouri to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and from Elkridge, Maryland to Indianapolis, Indiana. Read More »
