Articles for April 26, 2012

CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 9

News: IPPS proposed rule expands VBP, increases IPPS payment

April 26, 2012
News

CMS projects that payment rates to general acute care hospitals will increase by 2.3% in fiscal year (FY) 2013, according to a March 24 release regarding the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule. CMS released the IPPS proposed rule yesterday.

The proposed rule...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 9

Director's Note: ACDIS advises members to 'stay the course' despite potential ICD-10 delay

April 26, 2012
ACDIS Guidance

As I’m sure most of you are aware, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a one-year delay of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. You can read the complete release here http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-17...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 9

News: CMS adds spending per beneficiary to Hospital Compare data

April 26, 2012
News

CMS’ Hospital Compare website now also illustrates how much facilities spend per Medicare beneficiary, according to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 9

Q&A: Anesthesia records and querying for blood transfusion

April 26, 2012
Ask ACDIS

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