“It has something to do with healthcare documentation compliance.” That’s what I told people when asked about my new job with ACDIS. They sort of nodded slowly, eyes slightly squinted in questioning skepticism, and changed the subject.
Oceanside Medical Group, a clinic providing mental health services in Santa Monica, California, is disputing an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that estimated the group received $2.6 million in overpayments for...Read More »
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an analysis stating that roughly 25% of the $3.8 trillion spent annually in the U.S. on healthcare can be characterized as waste.Read More »
As of last week, just short of 1,300 cases of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI) have been reported. Cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 49 states, the District of Columbia, and one U.S. territory, with 26 deaths...Read More »
There are only a few more days left to get the discounted hotel room rate for the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI. Reserve your room by Monday, October 21, to take full advantage of the discount. The event takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas.Read More »
Whether you’ve been in the CDI field for two months or 20 years, ACDIS believes you have valuable insight to share with the CDI community. One of the wonderful things about ACDIS is that it gives those working in the field a way to share their advice with peers, helping others along in their CDI...Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently proposed changes to sepsis coding and requested feedback from the public. As part of their ongoing work, the ACDIS CDI Regulatory Committee is formulating a comment letter to submit on ACDIS’ behalf, leveraging the feedback from the...Read More »
