Articles for June 20, 2013

CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 14

News: ICD-10-CM/PCS developments

June 20, 2013
News, Clinical & Coding

Nearly 30% of respondents to a recent ACDIS poll indicated that “only God or the government can tell” whether ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date will hold fast to its current October 1, 2014 perch, with somewhat good reason....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 14

News: Rebilling possible option for medical necessity denials

June 20, 2013
News

Three out of four Recovery Auditors (RAs) list medical necessity of cardiovascular procedures as their top issue, according to CMS data published in May 2012. Medical necessity of minor surgery or other treatment billed as an inpatient stay is the top issue for the fourth RA.

This data...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 14

Q&A: Revising query policies for alignment with new practice brief

June 20, 2013
Ask ACDIS

Q: I am in a new CDI program and revising our physician query policy. While the ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice (released February 2013) states that it: "...augments and where applicable...Read More »