The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2018 ACDIS 11th Annual Conference, to be held May 21-24 in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.Read More »
ACDIS members are invited to join the ACDIS Advisory Board today for the Quarterly Membership Conference Call, which will focus on the new clinical validation white paper.Read More »
A couple weeks ago, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas wrote about her plans to attend the New England CDI and Coding Symposium with ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald. Well, the event has come and gone and proved a roaring success.Read More »
Join Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, and Michelle Wieczorek, RN, RHIT, CPHQ, for a 90-minute webinar on how clinical documentation can ensure accurate capture of patients’ acuity and...Read More »
Outpatient CDI is a fast-growing area of the profession. So, I’m excited to announce a new resource that will be an incredibly useful tool for those expanding to the outpatient arena. Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang,...Read More »
CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule on Wednesday, August 2, updating Medicare payment and polices for patients discharged from hospitals from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018.Read More »
The concept of Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) is not new; CMS implemented the HCC model in 2004 as a way to determine capitated payments for Medicare Advantage plans. With the number of patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage...Read More »