Articles for February 19, 2015

CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 4

Associate Director's Note: ICD-10-CM/PCS future looks bright

February 19, 2015
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

Last week’s congressional House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing regarding ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation left many industry leaders optimistic. Of the seven witnesses who answered committee questions and provided testimony, only one spoke against implementation, essentially...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 4

Local Chapter Events: Puerto Rico, North Carolina, and Wisconsin meeting fill out February

February 19, 2015
News

Here's a list of local chapter events happening this February in Puerto Rico, North Carolina, and Wisconin. 
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CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 4

News: CDI role listed among new job titles related to healthcare reform

February 19, 2015
News

As healthcare reform bring changes in reimbursement and focus, it also brings a shift in job titles, roles, and responsibilities throughout the industry, James U. King, senior partner, chief quality officer and children's hospitals practice lead at executive staffing firm Witt/Kieffer, told ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 4

News: Hospitals lose out in CMS' carrot/stick prodding

February 19, 2015
News, Quality & Regulatory

Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing ties reimbursement to quality measures, assessing criteria such as mortality, patient satisfaction, and other items.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 4

Q&A: Is ’backward mapping’ from ICD-10-CM/PCS to ICD-9-CM appropriate?

February 19, 2015
Ask ACDIS

Q: Our facility is considering having our coders and CDI specialists “go–live” with ICD-10-CM/PCS on July 1, in order to practice to help off-set the impact of ICD-10. The system will would then code backwards into ICD-9-CM for billing. Is this “backward mapping” method appropriate?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 9, Issue 4

In the News: Latest AMA ICD-10 proposals get it half right

July 1, 2015
News, Clinical & Coding

by Brian Murphy, CPC
Let’s move forward with full implementation of ICD-10 on October 1, 2015, both for hospitals and physicians. But let’s also see a more transparent application process for the Cooperating Parties, allowing physicians/clinicians full representation at the table...Read More »