Are institutions appealing sepsis denials if the patient meets sepsis-2/super systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria, but not sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) criteria? We have one hospital in our system that uses only sepsis-2 as their criteria, and many of them have...Read More »
At the end of 2020, we introduced our ACDIS Pocket Guide online resource tool, ACDIS PRO, allowing CDI specialists to take the latest Pocket Guide anywhere, virtually.
Re-finding your favorite article can be a difficult task. It doesn’t have to feel like banging your head against a wall, though. If you’re logged into the ACDIS website, you can actually “favorite” articles and access them all from one spot when you want to return to them.
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
I love to debate. I think when two people disagree a respectful discussion will result in one or both individuals learning something new. Interpretation of...Read More »
CMS announced the suspension of the sequestration payment adjustment of 2% to Medicare Fee-for-Service claims from May 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020...Read More »
Suggested changes for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment rule for acute and long-term care hospitals were released this week, Tuesday, April 27. The IPPS governs how hospitals get paid for services they provide to Medicare patients. Every year, CMS...Read More »