by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
I’m starting this missive the day after Super Bowl LIV, and my hometown Kansas City Chiefs have emerged from five decades of futility and brought home the win. So, it’s understandable that my Facebook feed is full of Chiefs-related content,...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
One of the most fun things I get to do as the ACDIS editor is work with some of our committees—namely, the annual CDI Week planning committee and the...Read More »
by Kay Piper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS
Exciting changes to ICD-10-CM are published in an often-overlooked document called the Addenda. It lists additions, revisions, and deletions to the Alphabetical Index and Tabular List. This might seem mundane until you realize the changes’ potential...Read More »
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reflect on the previous year, reminiscing over good times and bad. As the ACDIS team looks back over 2019 and ahead to 2020, we wanted to take a few moments to remind you of the topics and articles covered last year in the CDI Journal....Read More »
By Melissa Varnavas
Ask my mother. Ask my father. Ask my husband. Heck, you can even ask my nieces and nephews. For that matter, go ahead and ask ACDIS Director Brian Murphy or ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald. Everyone knows I am absolutely no good at following the rules.Read More »
Prior to 1983, Medicare reimbursed based on actual charges that inpatient healthcare facilities billed (often referred to as “fee-for-service” payments). The more tests, procedures, and services ordered by physicians, the more an organization was paid. This created the potential for unnecessary...Read More »
For many years now, healthcare reimbursement has been based not only on whether care was provided but on how well that care was provided and the patient’s outcome following that care.
While the premise for quality programs is largely the same across the board—measure the quality of care...Read More »
According to this year’s CDI Week Industry Survey, only 10.38% of respondents (most of whom work in inpatient settings) don’t review for quality measures, continuing a year-over-year decline. For most folks on the inpatient side of the CDI world, reviewing for quality isn’t an expansion area...Read More »
