Congress agreed to extend sequestration on Medicare for an additional year, to 2024, as an offset to restore military cost-of-living adjustments, according to Rural Health Voices, the blog of the National...Read More »
In a letter to CMS, more than 100 members of the House of Representatives asked the agency to consider “an alternative payment arrangement with [Recovery Auditors, formerly known as RACs] to ensure RACs are not improperly...Read More »
Q: We are implementing a new electronic CDI system. Our concurrent queries are not currently a part of the medical record. The providers document their responses in the progress notes. We believe this adds to the consistency of the medical record and will avoid any issues related to...Read More »
What does it mean to have an "advanced" CDI program? For that matter, what does it mean to be an "experienced" CDI professional? "It's more than just a program's age and more than just the number of years an individual has been involved in CDI efforts," says Dee Banet, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDI...Read More »
?ACDIS Radio? is a new biweekly program that runs every other Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. ET to roughly noon. It is dedicated to bringing you the latest ideas, hot topics of discussion, and industry news of relevance to my favorite position in healthcare?that being CDI, of course.Read More »