Federal fraud watchdog agencies may be taking a closer look at Medicare Advantage in 2019, according to a recent report released by Bass, Barry & Sims, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm.Read More »
About 30% of ED visits among patients with common chronic conditions are potentially unnecessary, leading to $8.3 billion in additional healthcare costs.Read More »
An inpatient study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics analyzed a community hospital’s monthly reports for malnourished patients admitted between March 2015 and June 2017.Read More »
Q: I am hoping you can provide some insight on compliance and ethical provider education related to Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) risk adjustment. In reviewing the ACDIS Code of Ethics for the development of provider education...Read More »
ACDIS members are invited to participate in ACDIS’ first Quarterly Membership Conference Call of 2019 today, Thursday, February 14. During the call, the ACDIS Advisory Board and members of the ACDIS...Read More »
In the early days of CDI it would be unusual for a CDI department not to participate in physician rounds. However, according to the newest ACDIS poll, less than half of CDI...Read More »
Every year, the ACDIS Achievement Awards are presented at the annual ACDIS conference. There’s still time to nominate someone! The deadline has been extended to Friday, March 1, 2019, to allow you more time to tell us about your fantastic CDI peers.Read More »
ACDIS National requires local chapter leaders to submit a signed agreement form annually by January 30. As we gather the final forms for the remaining groups, we wanted to take a moment to go over some key...Read More »