The attached is a supplement to the April 2010 issue of CDI Journal. It provides important updates every CDI specialist should know regarding new guidance issued in AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, First Quarter, 2010. The author of the article is James Kennedy, MD, CCS, of FTI...Read More »
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe 2021 is already in the rearview mirror—heck, it’s hard for me to believe 2020 is in the rearview mirror. For most everyone, the last nearly two years have been filled with difficulty,...Read More »
by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS
From the perspective of the hospital administration, the revenue cycle may be defined to include all administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the capture, management, and collection of patient service revenue. ...Read More »
Let me begin by saying that I want to thank you all for your participation in ACDIS over the course of 2009. ACDIS is in many ways still a small home-grown association, but we’re building a name in the industry. You, our valued members, have helped...Read More »
Some hospitals will start to receive Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports (PEPPER) this month, according to TMF Health Quality Institute.
TMF contracts with CMS to produce the reports. State Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations previously produced and
Connolly Healthcare, CMS’ recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region C, announced its first targets for complex review in December 2009. Connolly’s list of 24 DRGs is the first published, so it provides a good preview of what other RACs may target. The reviews were expected to begin in January...Read More »
