CMS issued a final rule on February 11, 2016, creating a reporting and repayment obligation for providers and suppliers who receive a Medicare overpayment.Read More »
The government will have to comply with its congressionally mandated deadlines for reviewing claims at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level after a federal appeals court this week reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by hospitals.Read More »
Some patients being cared for in a fully electronic health record (EHR) environment were less likely to experience in-hospital adverse events, according to a recent report published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.Read More »
Q: In the past few weeks, we noticed physicians are documenting acute congestive heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (EF), instead of diastolic or systolic. In speaking with the physicians, they say the heart failure is not diastolic or systolic. What is the best way...Read More »
It’s been an exciting and illuminating month since I became the associate director for membership and product development for ACDIS. I took on the new role on January 4 and have been busy learning as much as I can about CDI, the association, and our members...Read More »
It’s that time of year again—the time when we start to count down to the 2016 ACDIS conference (which takes place May 23-26, in Atlanta) by chatting with a few of our speakers about their sessions, offering information about conference-related events, and reminding attendees about upcoming...Read More »