Articles for January 31, 2013

CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 3

News: Big data dives set to highlight the importance of medical record clarity

January 31, 2013
News

On January 15, UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Mayo Clinic announced a new joint venture dubbed Optum Labs focused on joining data streams and handing them to researches to investigate how to improve healthcare and lower costs,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 3

News: AHA releases hospital underpayment, uncompensated care fact sheets

January 30, 2014
News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released two fact sheets this month highlighting the plight of inadequate hospital reimbursements by the government. In one, the AHA states that Medicare and Medicaid underpaid...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 3

Tip: Ask these questions to kickstart your ICD-10 prep, planning

January 31, 2013
Education, Clinical & Coding

When preparing your ICD-10 training schedule, use these questions to develop a baseline:Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 3

Q&A: Are query headings permissible?

January 31, 2013
Ask ACDIS

Q: I was under the impression that headings on a query form are leading.  Can you help me with this?  I would use a heading but replace the (example: Acute Renal Failure) with the physician’s wording (ex: Renal insufficiency).  Then paint the clinical picture with appropriate choices.Read More »