CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 11

Director’s Note: Kudos to the home team staff of the 7th Annual Conference

May 22, 2014
ACDIS Guidance

The 7th annual ACDIS conference has come and gone and I wanted to thank the behind-the-scenes staff for all their tremendous efforts in Las Vegas. As some of our attendees know, these conferences are a ton of hard work— (very) early mornings, long days on sore feet, and some long evenings as...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 11

News: CMS nixes ICD-10 end-to-end testing

May 22, 2014
News

The announcement that ICD-10 would be delayed once again made waves throughout the healthcare industry. In the wake of the passing of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which spurred the delay, CMS released a statement announcing that it canceled ICD-10 end-to-end testing.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 11

News: Billing errors cost Penn. Hospital nearly $2 million

May 22, 2014
News

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa., part of Guthrie Health System, was overpaid $1.876 million, according to a new Medicare compliance review. An audit of nearly 300 claims submitted beween 2009 and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 11

News: CMS touts rise in PQRS participation

May 22, 2014
News, Quality & Regulatory

Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) participation increased 36% from 2011 to 2012, according to a recent report from CMS,  with payments...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 11

Q&A: Singular diagnosis option may not be leading

May 22, 2014
Ask ACDIS

Q: Can you please provide me any additional information that supports the option of only offering a single possible diagnosis on a query form? We are working to simplify our query system but are having some difficult discussions regarding whether offering a single diagnosis is “...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 11

ICD-10 Trainer: Beware the bright lights of Vegas

May 22, 2014
Clinical & Coding

The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) conference attendees descended on Sin City for the 7th Annual ACDIS Conference. And while what happens in Vegas might stay in Vegas, our friends kindly provided us with their...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 10

Q&A: Do complication codes take precedence over other condition codes?

March 11, 2015
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: When I started CDI, I was told that when a complication code happens to be the reason of admission, along with another condition also contributing to the admission, the complication code takes precedence over the other condition code. Is this correct, and is there any written evidence...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 10

News: IPPS Proposed Rule states new ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation as Oct. 1, 2015

May 8, 2014
News

The new ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date looks to be October 1, 2015. CMS mentioned October 1, 2015, as the new date three times in the IPPS Proposed Rule, released April 30. The following day, CMS released a statement verifying its plan for an October 1, 2015, implementation.Read More »

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