Every year, ACDIS calls on CDI professionals to participate in its salary survey to gain insight into how those in the field are being compensated for their work and to assess the growth of the roles and requirements related to the industry.Read More »
Many of today’s quality monitoring activities require hospitals to review and validate events that may affect quality measures after the patient is discharged and the medical record is coded. Through the...Read More »
The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (...Read More »
By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS
Too often programs embark on process improvement without first obtaining a comprehensive investigation into current practices within the facility and comparing them to industry standards. Talking about process improvement...Read More »
The fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule includes updates to payment rates and quality initiatives, but some of the most extensive changes pertain to MS-DRG classifications and relative weights. Most...Read More »
What happens to physicians who did not meet the qualification thresholds for the advanced Alternative Payment Models (APM) track of MACRA’s Quality Payment Program by August 31? They’ll be placed into the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for the 2017 performance year and the...Read More »