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CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 31

News: FY 2022 IPPS final rule released

August 5, 2021
News, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

CMS has released the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule, finalizing its efforts to cushion the ongoing impact of the COVID-19...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 30

News: 2022 OPPS proposed rule released, CMS backs off eliminating inpatient-only list, and increasing price transparency penalties

July 29, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

Less than a year after CMS finalized the three-year phaseout of the inpatient-only (IPO) list to be completed by 2024, the agency is looking to reverse course, according to the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 29

News: OIG releases Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program FY 2020 Report

July 22, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

During fiscal year 2020, the federal government won or negotiated more than $1.8 billion in healthcare fraud judgements and settlements, according to the OIG’s fiscal year 2020 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 28

News: Ohio hospital system received $4.4 million in overpayments, OIG audit finds

July 15, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

A Medicare hospital provider compliance audit performed by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Lake Hospital System in Ohio did not fully comply with Medicare billing requirements for 51 of 100 inpatient and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 27

Conference corner: Ways to save on your national registration

July 8, 2021

There are a few ways you can save on your registration for the 2021 ACDIS National Conference. You can:

  • Receive $100 off of registration simply by being an ACDIS member
  • Take advantage of the current early bird pricing
    • ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 26

News: OIG audit found Northwest Hospice received reimbursement for services not complying with Medicare requirements

July 1, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

In a review of 100 claims, an OIG audit of Northwest Hospice, LLC (NW Hospice), found 19 did not support the beneficiary’s terminal prognosis resulting in an extrapolated $3.9 million in  unallowable...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 25

News: DOJ intervenes in Integra $129 million Medicare whistleblower suit

June 24, 2021
News

A whistleblower lawsuit filed by Integra Med Analytics, LLC against a New York-based group of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 22

News: VA EHR modernization costs to increase

June 3, 2021
News

The ongoing VA efforts to modernize their electronic health record (EHR) system will likely cost between $1 billion and $2.6 billion more than originally estimated, according to an audit performed by the Veterans Affairs’ (VA)...Read More »

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