Last week, the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter urging CMS to take specific actions to address and prevent the problems that flow from hospital compliance reviews...Read More »
ACDIS’ sister publication, Revenue Cycle Advisor, needs your help with a quick, eight-question survey as they develop new educational offerings for HIM managers and directors. They would greatly appreciate your input!Read More »
Q:We recently had a patient with a pleural effusion who came to the hospital for shortness of breath. The patient had a bronchoscopy, left video-assisted thoracoscopy, evacuation of pleural effusion, pleural biopsies,...Read More »
It was early morning and I was up to my elbows (literally) inside a huge turkey. No one else was up but the doctor in our family. We chatted as I dressed the turkey and he answered his charting deficiencies on a laptop nearby.Read More »
ACDIS and I are both celebrating our birthday this week. ACDIS is turning 10. I turned 10 a long time ago. Since ACDIS can’t tell you what she wants for her birthday (yes, I think of ACDIS as a “she”), I’m going to tell you want I want for my birthday....Read More »
Show me the money. The Jerry Maguire quote is a phrase CDI professionals are likely also familiar with. Originally, CDI programs cropped up under the financial department with the goal of ensuring accurate reimbursement for the services provided to the patients.Read More »
