The following listing includes upcoming meetings to mark on your calendar. For additional information about local chapter activities, getting a networking group going in your area, and a calendar of events across the nation visit...Read More »
In this year’s special supplement, we recap some of the learning highlights, fete our annual award winners, thank our exhibitors and sponsors, and illustrate just how much fun an ACDIS conference can be.Read More »
The American Hospital Association calls CMS’ proposed 2% reduction in outpatient payments “ill-conceived,” and “founded on questionable assumptions,” in an August statement.Read More »
Q: Is there an industry standard metric goal for CDI specialist reviews of Medicare cases? Should a CDI team strive to review, for example, 80% of all Medicare discharges in a given month?Read More »
While some providers may decide to tackle documentation and coding challenges through coder and physician education alone, the audit piece is perhaps just as important, since delayed claims submission due to physician queries directly affects cash flow and, therefore, a hospital's operating...Read More »
Last week (August 6-8) ACDIS Director Brian Murphy let me venture out in the world to attend the joint American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)/Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. As I perused the schedule for the CDI...Read More »
The following listing includes this summer’s upcoming meetings and a handful of items to mark on your calendar. For additional information about local chapter activities, getting a networking group going in your area, and a calendar of events across the nation...Read More »
