Every year, ACDIS’ annual CDI Salary Survey garners more than 1,000 responses, each one representing an important thread in the tapestry of CDI career advancement and compensation. The 2019 Salary Survey will be closed soon, so if you haven’t responded yet, please do so now.Read More »
More than 1,500 hospitals will receive about $1.9 billion in bonuses for fiscal 2020 the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, CMS reported. The results are similar to last year, with about 55% of participants receiving bonuses, Modern Healthcare reported.Read More »
Despite successful legal challenges by stakeholders, hospitals will see continued cuts to the 340B drug savings program and reductions in reimbursements for off-campus clinic visits in 2020 under the calendar year (CY) 2020 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule, ...Read More »
A new study performed by researchers at Johns Hopkins found that Medicare fraud and abuse costs are much as $140 billion annually. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, also found that this fraud and abuse is...Read More »
The ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI is next week at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas! Have you registered yet? If not, you still have a chance!Read More »
Back in September, ACDIS announced the launch of the inaugural ACDIS CDI Scholarship program with the purpose of assisting CDI professionals in enhancing their careers with further education and increasing collaboration among colleagues by sharing knowledge.
Provider/physician engagement (pick your synonymous term for the person who diagnoses and provides medical care) has always been a core function of CDI. CDI specialists don’t just review records and issue queries to the provider. They also teach them the why...Read More »
