Physician payment rates will increase 0.24% for 2017 compared to 2016, according to the 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, released by CMS on November 3. This increase comes after application of the...Read More »
When coders can rely on the written diagnosis statement from a provider, it may negate all clinical documentation improvement efforts, according to an issue brief released by the Workgroup for...Read More »
A research brief from the University of Michigan's Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) suggests that hospital rankings, ostensibly designed to enlighten healthcare consumers, have morphed into ...Read More »
Q: If a complication is clearly documented as unavoidable or due to a complex situation, should it be coded even if an intervention was done to correct it? My concern is if a complication is unavoidable and has been documented as such, is there a good enough reason to not code...Read More »
Note, please contact ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas if you any upcoming meetings in November or December at mvarnavas@acdis.org.Read More »
Our customer service team gets calls from people who have trouble accessing the ACDIS website. They’re logged in with their username and password—or think they’re logged in—but they’re actually not.
It’s confusing and it’s frustrating, but it is very easy to check if you are logged in....Read More »
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a series of videos to educate hospitals, clinicians, and trustees on the new system outlined in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).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 »
