Articles for January 13, 2022

CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

Note from the Editorial Director: New opportunities for ACDIS involvement

January 13, 2022

by Melissa Varnavas

It was a cold January day in 1961, 61 years ago next week. The words “ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for country,” uttered over the inauguration podium, resonating across the airwaves. Now, repeated a thousand times, and a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

News: Healthfirst Health Plan, Inc., received $5.2 million in overpayments for seven high-risk diagnoses, OIG says

January 13, 2022
News

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently conducted an audit of Healthfirst Health Plan, Inc., focused on seven groups of high-risk diagnosis codes to determine whether the organization complied with federal...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

News: Hospitals set prices ranging from $20 to $1,419 for COVID-19 tests

January 13, 2022
News

A recent analysis by Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker found that hospital-set prices for COVID-19 tests ranged greatly from as low at $20 to as high as $ 1,419. While the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

News: Integrative services boost cancer patient survival, study finds

January 13, 2022
News

Offering integrative oncology services such as nutrition counseling and patient support groups benefits many breast cancer patients, a recent ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

Q&A: Who can respond to a query?

January 13, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

May a physician/provider, who does not take care of a patient during an episode of care answer a query for another physician who did take care of the patient, but does not have time to answer the queries issued to them by the CDI/coders? Could that documented response be used as a basis for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

Conference corner: Call for poster presenters and award applications is officially open

January 13, 2022
Education

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 11!

Consider applying for one of our open slots for poster presenters or nominating yourself or a peer for the prestigious ACDIS Achievement Awards.

ACDIS Poster...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Final position paper on risk-based CDI released

January 13, 2022

ACDIS releases several position papers annually and makes them available to all CDI professionals, regardless of ACDIS membership status. The ACDIS Advisory Board, in collaboration with ACDIS leadership, has been working on a three-part series on risk-based CDI. The...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

ACDIS update: Don’t forget to keep track of your CEUs and recertification date

January 13, 2022
Education

The recertification process for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS)/CCDS-Outpatient (CCDS-O) ensures that CDI professionals stay abreast of changing government and private-payer regulations, documentation and coding requirements, and important developments in the field of CDI...Read More »

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