During its four-year existence, the National Quality Forum’s Measure Applications Partnership (NQFMAP) repeatedly suggested adding new measures or improvements to existing performance measures. This year, however,...Read More »
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating several health insurers over whistle-blower allegations that they fraudulently collected millions in Medicare payments by claiming patients were sicker than they actually were.Read More »
Q: If a consulting physician documents a diagnosis related to his or her specialty but the attending does not (instead simply documenting, “thank you for your assistance”) can the consulting physician’s documentation be used for coding purposes? My most experienced associate says we can...Read More »
One of the things ACDIS members appreciate most about membership is connecting with other CDI specialists. One of the best ways to do so is through the ACDIS Forum.Read More »
While CDI Strategies, the ACDIS Blog, and social media are all wonderful ways to stay up to date on the latest conference news, there’s a self-serve option out there too. To peruse the dedicated conference webpages, click here.Read More »
The following is a list of all the upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@hcpro.com) and Linnea Archibald (...Read More »
by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS
CMS plans to announce a complete revision of the CC/MCC structure in next year’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2019 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rule. CMS notes that over the past several years, there has been a steady increase...Read More »