Articles for July 5, 2018

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 30

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Celebrating America’s ‘Birthday’

July 5, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

By Melissa Varnavas

In my family, July 4 usually comes with birthday-type celebrations due to the close proximity of my sister’s birthday on July 3 and husband’s nephew’s birthday on July 2. For the longest time, my sister had her children convinced that their city’s fireworks...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 30

News: Coder claims she was fired after disclosing billing fraud, files lawsuit

July 5, 2018
Clinical & Coding, News

Debra Conrad filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District against Heartland Regional Medical Center, also known as Mosaic Life Care, alleging wrongful termination for raising concerns about fraudulent billing practices.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 30

News: CMS launches initiatives to cut down fraud and waste in Medicaid

July 5, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

Last week, CMS announced new initiatives to improve Medicaid program integrity “through greater transparency and accountability, strengthened data, and innovative and robust analytic tools."Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 30

News: AHA urges CMS to expand state data options for new BPCI Advanced program

July 5, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

At the beginning of the 2018, CMS announced the coming launch of a new voluntary bundled payment model—the BPCI Advanced—and set the performance period to begin on October 1, 2018.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 30

Q&A: Conflicting documentation in the discharge summary

July 5, 2018
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: I’ve heard people say that CDI professionals should be wary of conflicting diagnoses that occur in the discharge summary as the provider’s documentation may not “conflict” with the consulting provider. Can you clarify what...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 30

ACDIS update: CDI Week 2018 theme chosen

July 5, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

After a week of racing neck-and-neck, the CDI Week 2018 theme has been chosen! This year’s theme will be “CDI Mosaic: Creating a Collaborative Portrait!”Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 30

Local chapter update: What does it take to be a chapter leader?

July 5, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The ACDIS Local Chapter Agreement Form sets out the expectations for official local chapter leadership in both their relationship to ACDIS national and to the chapter itself. For those new to a...Read More »