Electronic health records may provide a number of benefits such as improving the continuity of care and making it easier to track and treat multiple co-morbid conditions, they also pose potential safety risks, according to the Toolkit for the Safe Use of Copy and Paste, published by the...Read More »
Q: When a patient does presents in acute respiratory failure, as well as overdose, is it ever appropriate to assign the acute respiratory failure as principle diagnosis as it is an acute condition that would have occasioned the admission to the hospital?Read More »
The online local chapter pages offer a wealth of information for those interested in getting to know CDI professionals from their state. In addition to the upcoming events listed below, you’ll find an actual calendar of events around the country and an interactive map which connects visitors to...Read More »
The conference is just 25 days away! If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time. Click here to read a note you can tailor to your needs and send to your...Read More »
Live onsite scoring for the CCDS exam began again last Friday, April 15. This is welcome news for those waiting patiently for exam results and for those waiting to schedule their credentialing test until onsite scoring became available.
CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2017 IPPS proposed rule yesterday with updates to several quality initiatives. Payment rates will increase by 0.9% in FY 2017, after inflation and other adjustments for hospitals participating in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and meaningful EHR use...Read More »
Evaluation and management (E/M) services payments—the principal payment method for physicians—resulted in a projected $4.5 billion in improper Medicare payments in 2014, accounting for 9.3% of the overall improper payment rate for Medicare fee-for-services, according to the April 2016 Medicare...Read More »
CMS launched a voluntary five-year physician payment program dubbed the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model, according to an April 11 press release. The CPC+ program builds on CMS’ Comprehensive Primary Care initiative launched in 2012, and allows participating practices to opt into one...Read More »
