As the coordinator for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) exam program, lots of folks ask me for CCDS exam prep tips. But I’m not a CDI professional—I don’t even play one on television—so I asked our CDI Education Director and Boot Camp...Read More »
Physician payment rates will increase 0.24% for 2017 compared to 2016, according to the 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, released by CMS on November 3. This increase comes after application of the...Read More »
When coders can rely on the written diagnosis statement from a provider, it may negate all clinical documentation improvement efforts, according to an issue brief released by the Workgroup for...Read More »
A research brief from the University of Michigan's Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) suggests that hospital rankings, ostensibly designed to enlighten healthcare consumers, have morphed into ...Read More »
Q: If a complication is clearly documented as unavoidable or due to a complex situation, should it be coded even if an intervention was done to correct it? My concern is if a complication is unavoidable and has been documented as such, is there a good enough reason to not code...Read More »
Note, please contact ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas if you any upcoming meetings in November or December at mvarnavas@acdis.org.Read More »
With the help of our hospital quality improvement (QI) committees, we can take action to restore the integrity of the discharge summary. Consider the following:
Our customer service team gets calls from people who have trouble accessing the ACDIS website. They’re logged in with their username and password—or think they’re logged in—but they’re actually not.
It’s confusing and it’s frustrating, but it is very easy to check if you are logged in....Read More »
