There are more than 40 local ACDIS chapters across the country. They range in formality but share the mission to bring quality CDI practices to their facilities and to share lessons learned amongst fellow professionals. The following groups are holding meetings in April.Read More »
Medical necessity for cardiovascular procedures is the top overpayment issue for three out of the four Recovery Auditors in FY 2013 first quarter (October 2012–December 2012), according to the most recent release of...Read More »
In the Revenue Cycle Institute white paper, “ICD-10-PCS Introduces Procedure Guidelines and Coder Confusion,”Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I, regulatory specialist for HCPro,Inc. explores each of these...Read More »
Q: Is it true that a CDI physician advisor/champion cannot be a direct patient care provider?
A: CDI departments are not required to have a physician advisor; however, it is beneficial to have a physician champion. I make a distinction between the two...Read More »
Q:We have a problem getting our physicians to understand what we are querying for (chronic respiratory failure) when a patient is on home oxygen continuously with documented supplementary oxygen (SpO2) of <90% or arterial blood gas (ABG) with hypoxemia documented....Read More »
The Leapfrog Group. Healthgrades. The Joint Commission. U.S. News and World Report. Consumer Reports. The list goes on and on. Although CDI specialists often use report cards and publicly available data to explain to physicians how their documentation affects their (and their hospital’s)...Read More »
