Articles for November 12, 2015

CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 23

Associate Director’s Note: Take advantage of government reports for CDI focus points

November 12, 2015
ACDIS Guidance, Quality & Regulatory

Back in the day (oh, about nine years or so ago), I found myself tucked into my office late into a Thursday evening skimming the tome that was the Office of the Inspector General’s annual Work Plan release. TheWork Plan is—just as its name implies—an outline or agenda of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 23

Local Chapter Update: Dates set, meetings fill up for Nov. and Dec.

November 12, 2015
News

The following groups are holding meetings this November and December. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 23

News: CMS proposed revisions to discharge planning requirements

November 12, 2015
News, CDI Management

Hospitals could soon be required to develop a discharge plan within 24 hours of admission or registration, according to a report published by CMS on Oct. 29.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 23

News: 2-midnight changes, OPPS rule finalized

November 12, 2015
News

For stays in which the physician expects the patient will need less than two midnights of hospital care, inpatient admission may be allowed on a case-by-case basis. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 23

News: Florida hospital was overpaid $2.6 million over two years

November 12, 2015
News, Quality & Regulatory

Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Florida was overpaid $2.6 million over two years, according to an article in Medicare Compliance Review.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 23

Q&A: Coding of blood transfusions

November 12, 2015
Ask ACDIS

Q: In terms of coding blood transfusions, does the documentation of which intravenous (IV) site used has to come from the physician in the progress note, or can this particular information be extrapolated from nursing notes, orders, etc.? Read More »