CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 12

News: ACDIS Quarterly Conference Call focuses on quality opportunities

June 9, 2011
News

More than 300 ACDIS members dialed into the Quarterly Conference Call on Thursday, May 26 to learn more about how CDI programs. This most recent call featured a special presentation on how CDI staff can work effectively with case management, utilization review, and quality assurance departments...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 5, Issue 12

New questions from Council members on added responsibilities and productivity

December 11, 2023
Leadership Council, Ask ACDIS

If you have experience with the topic below, please email Linnea Archibald at linnea.archibald@hcpro.com by noon eastern on Friday, December 15, and she'll connect you with the relevant folks at the end of the day on Friday.
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 12

News: CMS releases Medicaid HCACs final rule

June 9, 2011
News, Quality & Regulatory

Provider-preventable conditions (PPC), including health care-acquired conditions (HCAC), are now subject to payment adjustments under the Medicaid program, according to the final rule released by CMS June 1.
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 12

News: Comment period on the IPPS proposed rule closes June 20

June 9, 2011
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS published the 2012 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule May 5 in the Federal Register. Proposals include changes to MS-DRGs for excisional debridement, a new hospital-...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 12

News: Senators ask for a new ACO proposed rule

June 9, 2011
News, Quality & Regulatory

Seven U.S. senators believe the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) proposed rule will not only cost more than estimated but will not accomplish the program’s goals. They want CMS to try again.

CMS published the ACO...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 12

News: HHS plans review of existing rules

June 9, 2011
News, Quality & Regulatory

On Thursday, May 26, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its plans to eliminate regulations that are out-of-date, unnecessary, excessively burdensome, or that conflict with other rules.

Earlier this year, President Obama called for a change in culture to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 12

Q&A: RAC, medical necessity, and the role of CDI

June 9, 2011
Ask ACDIS

Q: With all the auditing going on I would like...Read More »
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 5, Issue 11

Council member Q&A: CDI shift length

November 13, 2023
Leadership Council, Ask ACDIS

ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »

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