Articles for December 10, 2020

CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 55

Note from the ACDIS Director: 2020 vision and a look at what’s coming up on the ACDIS Podcast

December 10, 2020
Education

by Brian Murphy

Hello, and welcome to the ACDIS Podcast: Talking CDI. The nation’s only podcast dedicated to the clinical documentation integrity profession.

With that familiar opening, we cranked through 27 episodes in 2020, a year like no other. And we still...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 55

News: CDC announces six new COVID-19-related condition codes

December 10, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the implementation of six new ICD-10-CM codes to identify conditions related to COVID-19,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 55

News: 2021 OPPS final rule released

December 10, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News, Policies & Procedures

CMS published the calendar year (CY 2021) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. The OPPS final rule will continue cuts to the 340B drug program, expand coverage for some procedures in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 55

News: CMS makes some telehealth services permanent

December 10, 2020
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, News

CMS has made nine telehealth services permanent for Medicare and will extend payments for an additional 59 services beyond the COVID-19...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 55

Q&A: Remote work after the COVID-19 pandemic

December 10, 2020
Ask ACDIS

Is your CDI team going back to onsite work or staying remote even after the COVID-19 crisis has subsided? How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your CDI department for the long run? Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 55

ACDIS update: Apply to speak at the 2021 national conference

December 10, 2020
Education

With the uncertainty remaining around the COVID-19 pandemic, ACDIS has made the decision to reschedule its annual conference. The conference will now take place October 25-28, 2021. It will remain at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. We are planning on...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 55

ACDIS update: CDI Leadership Council research series available

December 10, 2020

In January 2020, ACDIS issued a survey in collaboration with 3M Health Information Systems to members of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council with the purpose of gathering data on the key performance indicators CDI leaders monitor, how CDI departments and professionals engage physicians, and the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 55

ACDIS update: Take a look at what’s on the Forum

December 10, 2020
Education

The ACDIS Forum serves as a networking location for CDI professionals to both ask and answer peer questions, discussing the nuances of CDI and best practices. There, you can find discussions on the topics of CDI expansion, management, denials, clinical and...Read More »

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