CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 26

News: GAO recommends HHS take steps to reduce Medicare appeals

June 16, 2016
News, Quality & Regulatory

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should take steps to reduce the number of Medicare appeals and strengthen oversight of the appeals process, according to a report released by the GAO...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 26

News: Suspension of two-midnight rule reviews could last through July

June 16, 2016

A temporary suspension of initial reviews for Medicare reimbursement of short-term patient stays in hospitals could stretch through the end of July, a CMS spokesperson said Tuesday. Two companies have been contracted to conduct the reviews: Annapolis Junction, MD-based Livanta and Harrisburg, PA...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 26

News: CMS adds certain ICD-10-CM complication codes to 2017 excluded list

June 16, 2016
News

Providers should already be aware they will have to report more specific ICD-10-CM codes when CMS ends its grace period for physicians later this year, but the agency will also be excluding...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 26

Q&A: Mortality rate, observed/expected

June 16, 2016
Clinical & Coding, Education

Q: Do you have any information about mortality rate, observed/expected, or can you direct me to where I might get additional information to better understand this metric?

A: The mortality index is defined by the number of patient deaths in a hospital...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 26

Local Chapter Update: California holds second state-wide event

June 16, 2016

It’s 7:30 p.m. and I’m looking out my office window but dreaming of California. On the phone with me are half-a-dozen dedicated CDI specialists, directors, and program managers. They’re putting the final touches on their second annual state-wide event which takes place this Friday, June 17, in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 26

Website Update: Demo recording available soon

June 16, 2016
ACDIS Guidance

The ACDIS website recently got a complete makeover, and there are a ton of new features that you may not be aware of. There is still time to register for our complimentary 30-minute webcast today at 1 p.m. ET, which will...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 25

Conference Q&A: Haik offers a clinical perspective on sepsis and respiratory failure

March 2, 2017
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Editor Note: Over the coming weeks, we’ll take some time to introduce members to a few of this year’s ACDIS conference speakers. ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 25

A Note from the CCDS Coordinator: ACDIS announces policy and penalty changes for late CCDS recertification

June 8, 2016
ACDIS Guidance

by Penny Richards

Effective July 1, 2016, ACDIS will institute policy and penalty changes for late Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) recertification.

ACDIS will continue to maintain a 45-day grace period from the date recertification is due for...Read More »

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