The number of upcoded cases for patients who underwent gastrointestinal (GI) surgeries increased over a 10-year period, according to a retrospective study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University...Read More »
Plus, today only, we’re running a “Throwback Thursday” special! Use the coupon code OPVIP100 to get $100 off your registration today, October 18, only!Read More »
The annual CDI Salary Survey serves as a benchmark, a stake in the ground, that illustrates the average earnings of those working in the field. In the earliest days of the profession, CDI specialists...Read More »
If you’re coming to the 2018 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, November 8-9, at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista—Disney Springs™ Area in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, make sure to book your hotel room now.Read More »
DaVita Medical Holdings, a subsidiary of the dialysis company DaVita Inc., will pay $270 million to settle allegations that they incorrectly inflated certain Medicare Advantage reimbursements above the fixed, risk-adjusted rate owed for care.Read More »
Over the past five months, thousands of patients have received notices from several insurance companies that Panos had posed as another doctor in order to review their medical records in coverage disputes.Read More »
In 2012, more than 50% of CDI professionals reportedly earned $69,999 or less. By last year’s salary survey results, however, those earning the lowest salaries ($59,999 or less) fell to just 6%.Read More »
Clinicians working in ambulatory surgical centers may soon have more discretion over when to conduct comprehensive medical H&Ps, if CMS’ proposed changes to the Medicare Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage are implemented.Read More »
