The quarterly reports issued by the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER)contain large amounts of data on how a facility compares to others in the same state, the same jurisdiction (i.e., the same Medicare Administrative Contractor), and nationwide in terms of coding...Read More »
Q: How should I query for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) if SIRS codes to sepsis? I want to correctly query and obtain the proper supporting information in the...Read More »
Well, we’re almost here at Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, which begins this Sunday, Sept. 18Almost since day 1 of the start of ACDIS back on Oct. 1, 2007, our members have asked (clamored might be a better word) for a week to recognize this unique profession. It’s finally here!...Read More »
Trying to convince physicians that good documentation has “something in it for them” is a battle that CDI specialists fight each day. But a new CMS initiative that bundles physician and hospital payment into one lump sum could represent a long-term, revolutionary solution to that age-old...Read More »
$8.9 million. That is the amount Kentucky-based Baptist Healthcare Systems, Inc., had to pay as of September 1 to settle claims of improper billing related to respiratory infections and inflammations, pulmonary edema (fluid accumulation in the lungs), respiratory failure, and septicemia (blood...Read More »
