The Maryland ACDIS Chapter has been meeting for more than five years. Although previously under the auspices of the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA) (which still graciously houses the group’s monthly meetings), the group became an “official” ACDIS chapter back in 2013. On Friday, December...Read More »

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) cited Yale-New Haven Hospital for errors which included inpatient stays that should have been billed as outpatient or observation services and the Oregon Health and Science University...Read More »

Q: I work in a large, provider-based orthopedic clinic with a rheumatology department that has many patients who are very ill with several comorbid conditions. Does the physician need to document every comorbid condition that impacts his or her medical decision making for each encounter?...Read More »