by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O
As is typical with fourth quarter Coding Clinic releases, this most recent offering mainly contains information about fiscal year (FY) 2020 coding and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting changes. By now, most CDI...Read More »
Nancy Franciotti, BS, RN, CCDS, is the CDI manager at Inspira Health, which is comprised of three hospitals, a comprehensive cancer center, several multi-specialty health centers, and a total of more than 150 access points. Inspira Health serves southern New Jersey and is opening a brand-new 210...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 »
FEATURES 9 IPPS final rule 14 PSIs, POA indicators offer CDI-quality starting point 17 Outpatient quality collaboration 23 CDI programs’ role in population...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 »
by Susan Schmitz, JD, RN, CCS, CCDS, CDIP
If you’re anything like me, I imagine you were quite relieved when the fiscal year (FY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule came out. The proposed rule with its thousands of CC and hundreds of MCC downgrades proved...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 »
This FAQ was created by the authors of the ACDIS/AHIMA “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice (2019 Update),” to provide additional clarity.Read More »