Thirty-eight hospitals filed a lawsuit against the U.S. HHS on January 18, alleging that that HHS Secretary Alex Azar overstepped his authority when he finalized an OPPS policy that cuts...Read More »
When ACDIS first conducted its CDI Salary Survey, more than half the respondents earned $69,999 or less. In 2018, only 17% fell into that bracket, down from 20% according to...Read More »
If you’re planning to attend both the ACDIS national conference this May and the ACDIS Symposium in November, consider purchasing one of the new All-Access ACDIS passes. The new pass includes a one-year membership to ACDIS and admission to...Read More »
Using financial penalties to reduce hospital readmissions has been linked to a significant rise in post-discharge mortality for patients with heart failure and pneumonia.Read More »
As part of the fiscal year 2019 IPPS final rule, CMS required hospitals to publish their lists of retail charges for individual services and DRGs in online spreadsheets starting...Read More »
CMS and the OIG will conduct a two-part study to assess inpatient hospital billing due to unspecified upcoding in hospital billing—either accidentally or intentionally reporting higher severity codes than supported by documentation to increase payment.Read More »
