The work of a CDI professional can at times seem isolating and unimportant. Does it matter if a query gets answered? When we educate physicians, and tell them what they document matters, are they listening? Then a case comes along and demonstrates not just that the CDI profession does...Read More »
Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS) agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle allegations of a years-long practice of upcoding urine drug tests, the Office of...Read More »
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating several health insurers over whistle-blower allegations that they fraudulently collected millions in Medicare payments by claiming patients were sicker than they actually were.Read More »
I spend much of my time communicating with CDI managers and directors. They work tirelessly to develop and nurture CDI departments, focusing much of their time on training new CDI staff and evaluating the experienced CDI professionals in...Read More »
In the largest settlement with a skilled nursing facility chain in Department of Justice history, federal prosecutors say Life Care Centers of America billed Medicare and TRICARE for unnecessary rehab therapy.Read More »
