by Julia Hammerman, RHIA, CPHQ, and Sam Champagnie
From internal reviews to external inpatient coding audits, healthcare organizations nationwide are revisiting tried-and-true audit practices with ICD-10 coding quality in mind. MS-DRG validation audits under ICD-10 have also...Read More »
Debra Beisel Denton, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, is the supervisor, HIM system coding educator at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Arizona, and the secretary of the Arizona chapter of ACDIS.Read More »
Formerly known as Recovery Audit Contractors, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 created Recovery Auditors to identify Medicare overpayments and underpayments made on claims of healthcare services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.Read More »
Editor’s note: There are more than 40 local chapters and networking groups across the country and internationally, each led by a team of dedicated volunteers. To support these volunteers the...Read More »
Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, will be presenting “What’s in a Review? Key Factors to Include and Exclude,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS conference.Read More »
By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS
Too often programs embark on process improvement without first obtaining a comprehensive investigation into current practices within the facility and comparing them to industry standards. Talking about process improvement...Read More »
[O]ne of the largest portions of the [CDI] job includes building relationships with various facility departments to identify problem areas, brainstorm solutions, and educate coworkers about these concerns. Some people say that all...Read More »
