Our events team has decided to offer a special discount to current members of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council for the 2025 ACDIS conference! The conference takes place May 4-7...Read More »
The Medicaid RAC program kicked off January 1. Although the program got off to a slow start, activity will likely ramp up in the next few months. So if your hospital hasn't experienced a Medicaid audit yet, it probably will soon. As audits get under way, specific target areas will begin to...Read More »
After HHS proposed a year-long delay of ICD-10-CM/PCS, questions emerged regarding the current ICD-9-CM code freeze. CMS confirmed that the code freeze will hold until ICD-10-CM/PCS is implemented regardless of the delay, according to Pat Brooks, RHIA, senior technical advisor at...Read More »
New “variations” on reasons to query physicians was one topic mentioned several times during the recent ACDIS Conference in San Diego. In my opinion, it is also one worth thinking through and addressing head on....Read More »
ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »