While everyone involved in health services has an interest in providing quality care, many quality management initiatives are based on regulatory requirements from CMS. As these programs originate from federal initiatives, the ACDIS Regulatory Committee has designed...Read More »
The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update...Read More »
Here at ACDIS, there is always so much going on to inform the CDI community about! But with 2025 near its close, I have the rare opportunity to reflect back on what we’ve already accomplished—specifically, the six...Read More »
Medicare would’ve saved over $300 million if CMS’ bundled payment rates for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment services had reflected the types and frequency of services actually provided to enrollees, according to a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) ...Read More »
CMS moved ahead with significant expansions to its site-neutral payment policies, including reductions to payments for certain services at expected off-campus provider-based departments (PBD), additional price transparency requirements, changes to its methodology for setting MS-DRG rates, and...Read More »
Q: What considerations should coders keep in mind when referring to problem lists for determining the principal diagnosis and proper sequencing of all documented conditions in the inpatient setting?Read More »
