Dual coding. Reformatting queries. Educating physicians. Let’s face it—the to-do list for ICD-10 preparation is pretty long and can be a bit daunting. With only a few short weeks left before the transition, there’s one thing your facility should do: prioritize. We’ve rounded up our CDI and...Read More »
We’re counting down the days until the 2015 annual conference in San Antonio. If you’re as excited as we are, you won’t want to miss our weekly speaker Q&A on the ACDIS Blog to get a feel for the sessions we’ll be offering and start planning your itinerary.Read More »
By now, facilities should be way past the basic ICD-10 overview education. Now is the time to reinforce
ICD-10 knowledge through refresher courses and training methods, says Robin Keeney, CCS, CCDS, director of Revenue Cycle Services at VHC, Inc., in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.Read More »
Three university hospitals saw a doubling of Recovery Auditor (RAC) audit activity from 2010–2011 to 2012–2013, and a nearly three-fold increase in overpayment determinations, according to a new study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.Read More »
Q: May a physician/provider, who does not attend the patient during an episode of care but does act in an advisory capacity for the CDI and/or coding departments, answer a formal query? Could that documented response be used as a basis for compliant code assignment?Read More »
For calendar years (CYs) 2010 and 2011, Medicare paid hospitals $711 million for claims that included a diagnosis code for Kwashiorkor, a form of severe protein malnutrition typically found in third-world countries that is extremely rare in the United States.Read More »
There are a lot of changes coming with ICD-10—including an update to the exam for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential. Beginning in mid-January 2016, the exam will include ICD-10-related questions.Read More »
