Articles for April 4, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

Note from the ACDIS Editor: You’re invited to the CDI family reunion

April 4, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Linnea Archibald

The ACDIS conference serves as the centerpiece of our year—an opportunity to see friends both old and new, hear from industry-expert speakers, and come back home rejuvenated from the palpable excitement of the event with new ideas for articles, resources, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

News: AHA comments on potential changes to CMS star rating methodology

April 4, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

At the beginning of March 2019, CMS updated the hospital star ratings publicly for the first time since 2017, despite...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

News: Despite participation drop, CMS to accept applications for BPCI Advanced Model Year 3

April 4, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory, Outpatient CDI

CMS announced that it will soon begin accepting applications to participate in its second cohort of the BPCI Advanced Model starting in January 2020.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

News: CareWell Urgent Care to pay $2 million to settle upcoding allegations

April 4, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

CareWell Urgent Care Centers, which operates 16 urgent care centers in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island, has agreed to pay $2 million to settle whistleblower allegations that the company submitted inflated and upcoded claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

Q&A: Coding based on clinical criteria

April 4, 2019
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I remember reading an article, or a Coding Clinic, that basically said it was inappropriate for facilities to set internal policies for coding conditions based on clinical criteria, but I can’t find the reference. Can point me in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

ACDIS update: New job description available in the Resource Library

April 4, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The ACDIS Forms & Tools Library Committee recently reviewed and approved a new regional CDI director job description for publication in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

ACDIS update: Join us for an HCC webinar on April 4!

March 29, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Education, Outpatient CDI

Join expert instructors Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, and Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, on Thursday, April 4, 1-2:30 p.m. eastern, for a discussion of the ins and outs of HCCs and risk adjustment methodologies and learn how to apply the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

ACDIS update: Welcome to the new ACDIS Advisory Board members

April 4, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

The results of the election are in, and ACDIS welcomes four new advisory board members for three-year terms of service, effective April 2019-April 2022.Read More »

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