It’s hard to believe that we’re already nearing the holiday season and the end of the year, but there are still lots of local chapter events coming up this fall and into the winter.Read More »
One of the best parts about ACDIS membership is that it gives members a platform for connection—with others in the CDI profession nationwide, and with those in other adjacent departments (physicians, coding professionals, case managers, etc.).
Physicians are increasingly discouraged about their profession, largely because of electronic health records (EHRs) and value-based reimbursement, according to a...Read More »
The number of upcoded cases for patients who underwent gastrointestinal (GI) surgeries increased over a 10-year period, according to a retrospective study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University...Read More »
The Leapfrog group is launching a national survey to evaluate the safety and quality of up to 5,600 surgery centers that perform millions of outpatient procedures every year, ...Read More »
Q: If the patient reports an elevated temperature at home, can we use that towards reporting systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria or does the elevated temperature have to be taken at the hospital?Read More »
Plus, today only, we’re running a “Throwback Thursday” special! Use the coupon code OPVIP100 to get $100 off your registration today, October 18, only!Read More »
At the time of the 2017 Physician Queries Benchmarking Survey, 48.75% of respondents conducted retrospective, pre-bill reviews and 14.96% conducted post-bill reviews. While this data is only a year and a half old, we know that things sometimes move quickly in CDI.Read More »