CMS had a 71.3% improper payment rate for surgical dressings in 2017, accounting for 0.3% or $126 million of the overall Medicare FFS improper payment rate that year, according a CERT report in...Read More »
There’s lots of strategies available to encourage participation, manage volunteers, and make handing off ownership to new local chapter leaders. over the next couple weeks, we’ll offer 10 ideas for you to try. Here are the first five.Read More »
I’m excited to open the call for presenters for two parts of the Symposium that actively foster these idea exchanges. The first is the Lightning Round, where we combine four or five quick presentations into a one-hour session, and the second is our first poster...Read More »
CMS announced on Saturday that all payments to insurers under the risk-adjustment program, including payments for the 2017 benefit year, will be suspended pending the...Read More »
ACDIS requires three volunteers from three different facilities to serve as the core leadership team for each official local chapter or networking group. The roles and responsibilities of these leaders can vary, however.Read More »
Debra Conrad filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District against Heartland Regional Medical Center, also known as Mosaic Life Care, alleging wrongful termination for raising concerns about fraudulent billing practices.Read More »
The ACDIS Local Chapter Agreement Form sets out the expectations for official local chapter leadership in both their relationship to ACDIS national and to the chapter itself. For those new to a...Read More »
The diagnosis of malnutrition has long been in the sights of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for audits and denials. In fact, just as recently as December 2017, the OIG found...Read More »
