On October 13, CMS announced a new initiative to increase clinician engagement, including a regulatory review to begin reducing unnecessary documentation, according to a statement released by the agency.Read More »
Q: I have a question about coding a medically-induced coma, for example, a patient on a Precedex drip for alcohol withdrawal, supported with mechanical ventilation, and intensive nursing care.Read More »
The Chapter Advisory Board held its quarterly call for local chapter leaders Thursday, October 22. During the call, members of the three Missouri ACDIS chapters’ leadership recounted how they joined forces for the state’s first full-day event. Perhaps more vital for those listening to the call,...Read More »
Tune into Nov. 2 ACDIS Radio for a special episode: CDI controversies: Instructors’ tales from the classroom.
The Wednesday, Nov. 2 edition of ACDIS Radio features all three ACDIS CDI instructors together in the studio: Laurie Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC...Read More »
Nursing notes cannot be used for coding and billing purposes. This does not mean, however, that they’re worthless for CDI purposes. Often times, CDI specialists neglect reviewing this documentation because they know it can’t be coded. This is a mistake.
At our office in Middleton, we sit beside a row of windows overlooking a parking lot and—at the moment—rolling hills of autumnal foliage shrouded in mist. About an hour ago, a big ‘ole crow landed on the window ledge and poked at each window pane before...Read More »
On October 14, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized its policy implementing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) incentive payment provisions in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA),...Read More »
The new retrospective mandatory episode payment model for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) included in the August 2 issue of the Federal Register, includes measures for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) admissions for 98 yet-to-be-named geographic areas beginning in July 2017.Read More »
