CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 17

News: New ICD-10 compliance date expected soon

August 16, 2012
News

A date for the potential ICD-10 implementation deadline may be released soon. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is currently reviewing the HHS proposed rule, “Administrative Simplification: Standard Unique Identifier for Health Plans and ICD-10 Compliance Date Delay.” The OMB’s review is...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 17

News: IPPS Final Rule includes some CDI related code changes

August 16, 2012
News

CMS chose not to include code 428.0 (congestive heart failure, unspecified) as a CC in the IPPS Final Rule released August 1. That disappoints ACDIS Advisory Board member James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 17

Consider new Noridian observation vs. inpatient flowchart

August 16, 2012
Policies & Procedures

CDI specialists should review the overall quality of medical record documentation from the day a patient comes into the ER—regardless of whether that patient ultimately ends up in observation, as an inpatient, or elsewhere.

“Quality of care is not segregated into buckets,” says Glenn...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 17

Q&A: Chose the right data points to prove CDI department success

August 16, 2012
Ask ACDIS

Q: If a hospital CEO were to tell a new CDI department manager to pull together some statistics on the performance of the department, where should he or she begin?
CDI Blog - Volume 6, Issue 16

Nashville Conference Buzz: Peek into quality improvement presentation

May 10, 2013
Ask ACDIS, Quality & Regulatory

Editor’s Note: This is the third is a series of posts showcasing speakers and their sessions at the ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 16

News: Prepayment reviews demonstration project set to begin in August

August 2, 2012
News
On August 27, CMS launches its Recovery Audit Prepayment Review demonstration project. Over the next three years, the agency will contract with auditors to review medical records prior to payment.
 
Originally announced in November 2011, the project was delayed from its...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 16

Director’s Note: Quarterly Conference Call scheduled

August 2, 2012
ACDIS Guidance

The next ACDIS Quarterly Conference Call is scheduled for this Thursday, August 16, from 1-2 p.m., ET. ACDIS members should have already received email instructions regarding how to access the call...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 16

News: CMS releases ICD-10 preparation tips and 2013 ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and mapping files

August 2, 2012
News

CMS is expected to soon release its final timeline for ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation. Although it had not done so as of press time, ACDIS members will receive a special alert when the announcement is made.

Meanwhile, the agency published the 2013 ICD-10-CM codes and general equivalency...Read More »

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