CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 29

ACDIS update: Share your advice and expertise on outpatient efforts

July 21, 2022
Outpatient CDI, Education

CDI efforts in the outpatient setting have become more and more talked about over the last decade, but further education on this subject is still in high demand. Expanding documentation integrity efforts to the wide variety of settings outside hospital walls requires a variety of expertise—not...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 29

ACDIS update: How do you celebrate CDI Week with your CDI department? Answer the poll and help us design celebrations!

July 21, 2022
ACDIS Guidance

At ACDIS, we love to gather data and help CDI professionals measure their efforts, answer questions, and identify opportunities for progress. ACDIS polls provide us a simple but effective way of gathering information, oftentimes for an ACDIS member or a...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 29

Local chapter update: Find volunteers and speakers for chapter events with your roster

July 21, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Local chapter registration provides many benefits for its members, including opportunities for education and networking as well as discounts off a new national membership. But local chapter leaders can benefit from this resource far more than they might realize.

Local chapter leaders no...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 28

Note from the Associate Editor: Take a sneak peek into the industry’s denial mitigation trends

July 14, 2022
ACDIS Guidance, Denials & Appeals

by Jess Fluegel

Not all CDI teams are directly involved in the denials management or appeals process, but every CDI professional knows the value of avoiding a denial in the first place. CDI departments employ many methods, often concurrently, to target different issues related to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 28

News: Highest payer denial rate was 80% in 2020, according to report

July 14, 2022
Denials & Appeals, News

Recently, the Kaiser Family Foundation analyzed transparency data released by CMS on claims denials and appeals data reported in 2020 and released...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 28

News: OIG audit targets high-risk diagnosis codes, found $3.3 million in overpayments

July 14, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

Between 2015 and 2016, Peoples Health Network received about $3.3 million in overpayments, according to a recent audit conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OIG estimated this amount from the diagnosis codes...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 28

News: CMS proposes physician payment rule to expand access to high-quality care

July 14, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

On July 7, CMS released its annual proposed changes for the calendar year (CY) 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). As stated in an announcement from the CMS Medicare...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 28

Q&A: Re-querying when a provider chooses the ‘wrong’ query response

July 14, 2022
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Recently, we had a provider who responded to the multiple-choice query, but they didn’t pick the answer we wanted, even though it met the clinical criteria. I’ve been taught previously that when a physician selects a non-desirable answer, the CDI specialist should close the query...Read More »

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