CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 22

News: OIG Error Extrapolations Costs Facilities

October 23, 2014
News, Quality & Regulatory

As the adage goes “a picture’s worth a thousand words” but for facilities wrangling with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) the adage might better be rephrased to “a sample’s worth a million dollars,” as the agency extrapolates payment errors to the sum of more than $400,000 related to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 22

Tip: Break the traditional CDI mindset to survive auditor recoupments

October 23, 2014
Education, Quality & Regulatory

By Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, FCS, PCS, CCDS, C-CDI

CDI specialists need a total change in mindset if they are to survive our current auditor environment.

Let’s take a typical example: A patient presents to the ED with chest pain of three days duration and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 22

News: AMA makes EHR recommendations to CMS

October 23, 2014
News

The American Medical Association (AMA) addressed weaknesses in CMS’ EHR Incentive Programs and made recommendations for improving the programs in a letter to CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC),...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 22

News: Survey to Offer Insight into Release of Information Practices

October 23, 2014
News

Medical Records Briefing is conducting a benchmarking survey on release of information (ROI), and would appreciate your input. To show its thanks, it will select one respondent at random to win a complimentary HCPro on-demand webcast.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 22

News: CMS Hosts Call on ICD-10-CM/PCS Transition

October 23, 2014
News

CMS hosts a national provider call on transitioning to ICD-10 Wednesday, November 5, at 1:30 p.m., ET. The agenda for the 90-minute call includes:Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 22

Q&A: Sleep Apnea Clarification Opportunities

October 23, 2014
Ask ACDIS

Q: Should I query for chronic respiratory failure if the documentation indicates the patient has sleep apnea and is being treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at night?

A: I love where you are going with this question, it demonstrates your critical...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 8, Issue 21

Conference Update: Speaker Q&A

April 28, 2015
Ask ACDIS, Education

As we head in to the final few weeks before the conference begins, we’re continuing to preview some of our speakers, to help you get a feel for the sessions we’ll be offering and put the final touches on your itinerary. This week, we spoke with Karen Chase, RNC, BSN, CCDS,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 21

Local Chapter Meetings: Michigan Plans Fall Blow-out

October 9, 2014
News

ACDIS Associate Director Melissa Varnavas and Membership Services Specialist Penny Richards were fortunate enough to join in the Indiana ACDIS Chapter conference call on Wednesday, October 8. During the call we reviewed the benefits of ACDIS membership and discussed the CCDS application and...Read More »

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