Every October, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) hands the public a cheat sheet of sorts—its annual Work Plan—releasing its list of audit targets for the coming calendar year. Sometimes its priorities echo those from previous years, other times they...Read More »
Inpatient admissions for patients undergoing cardiovascular procedures such as implants of stents and pacemakers and elective kyphoplasty procedures appears to be the culprit behind a $37 million dollar False Claims Act settlement between the government and Dignity Health,...Read More »
As the adage goes “a picture’s worth a thousand words” but for facilities wrangling with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) the adage might better be rephrased to “a sample’s worth a million dollars,” as the agency extrapolates payment errors to the sum of more than $400,000 related to...Read More »
ACDIS Associate Director Melissa Varnavas and Membership Services Specialist Penny Richards were fortunate enough to join in the Indiana ACDIS Chapter conference call on Wednesday, October 8. During the call we reviewed the benefits of ACDIS membership and discussed the CCDS application and...Read More »
The ACDIS California Chapter has been meeting since 2009. Originally three separate groups planned to meet in southern, central, and northern regions of the state to network and share ideas. Such efforts morphed into monthly telephone conference calls which allowed CDI professionals throughout...Read More »
