Year after year, ACDIS members report that their biggest challenge is physician engagement and education, according to the 2019 ACDIS membership survey, 57.43% of survey respondents cite physician engagement as one of their top three challenges.Read More »
Kati Beisel, RHIA, CCS, is the HIM administrative director at INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and she is a member of her local ACDIS chapter. She has been in the CDI field for more than 12 years.Read More »
When it’s my turn to write a “note from,” I usually write about the CCDS recertification process. I can see you all rolling your cyber eyes, “Yes Penny, we know… it’s our responsibility to know our due dates, recertify on time to avoid the late fee, give a copy...Read More »
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 »