by Linnea Archibald
The whole world is living in a time of transition right now as the COVID-19 situation develops day-by-day. CDI teams have had to adapt to remote work, changing patient census numbers, taking on additional duties, and occasionally even taking furloughs. While...Read More »
Last week, CMS released the final 2018 performance data for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). These final QPP performance results show significant success and participation in both the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM).
by Carolyn Riel
Before launching a CDI program, it’s helpful to gather all the stakeholders and form a steering committee. This group will provide strategic oversight for both the program’s initial launch and ongoing growth. Figuring out how to form such a group and whom to...Read More »
Recently released federal data showed that nearly one out of five jobs created in 2019 was in healthcare, reported HealthLeaders Media. In 2019, healthcare created 399,000 jobs—nearly 33,000 new jobs each month. The 2019 figures include 269,000 new jobs in ambulatory services and 102,...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
As you read this, maybe you’re thinking about what you might have been doing at this moment in an alternate reality where the global pandemic never hit.
It bears repeating that our hearts go out to those who have lost their jobs, been put on furlough,...Read More »
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently published a checklist to help physician practices transition to the new evaluation and management (E/M) coding and documentation guidelines slated to take effect January 2021, JustCoding reported.
by Linnea Archibald
Since the United States reported its first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in early January 2020, things have changed at a daily pace. At the time of this edition’s publishing, there have been more than three million COVID-19 cases worldwide and more...Read More »
At our organization, we’re struggling to effectively onboard new CDI specialists that have limited prior CDI experience. What vendors, technology support, or boot camps have you used for effective onboarding?Read More »
