CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

Conference corner: Nominate your stellar colleague for an ACDIS Achievement Award

June 17, 2021
Education

Do you know a CDI professional who goes above and beyond their daily duties to advance the CDI profession, help their colleagues, and move the needle on CDI outcomes at your facility? Consider nominating them for one of this year’s ACDIS...Read More »
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CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

Three steps for launching a successful outpatient CDI program

June 11, 2021
Outpatient CDI

In this article, Elizabeth Morgenroth, RHIA, CPC, Curation Health’s director of outpatient CDI, examines why providers need to demonstrate a sense of urgency when it comes to creating an outpatient CDI program and the three key steps to get started. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

ACDIS update: Retreat with us next week, June 23-25

June 17, 2021
Education

The ACDIS Events Committee chose a retreat theme for our virtual event next week, ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat, very intentionally. It conjures images of warm sandy beaches, palm trees, sunhats, and reading by a pool, or long, contemplative walks in the woods. We hope it feels like...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

Local chapter update: Plan for leadership transitions every three years

June 17, 2021

Volunteering as a local chapter leader is a rewarding process, allowing CDI professionals a chance to serve their local professional community, exercise and grow their leadership skills, and network and collaborate with other leaders and chapter members. Volunteering, however, is also work...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

Note from the Editorial Director: The value of volunteering

June 10, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management

​by Melissa Varnavas

I’ve often said that when you ask for volunteers from a group of people, everyone takes a step back leaving only those not quick enough standing in place to be called on to take action.

I haven’t volunteered for much in my life. When I...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

News: MACs resume post-payment reviews of claims submitted post-March 2020

June 10, 2021
News, Quality & Regulatory

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS paused all Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) and Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) activity in April 2020....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

News: UnitedHealthcare to assess ED claims, potentially deny those deemed ‘non-emergent’

June 10, 2021
News, Quality & Regulatory

Editor's note: After this article was published on the morning of June 10, 2021, UnitedHealthcare announced they would be delaying the policy based on provider feedback. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 23

News: 33% of hospitals’ denial rates are in the ‘danger zone,’ survey finds

June 10, 2021
News, Quality & Regulatory

Thirty-three percent of hospital executives said their organization’s average rate of denials is in the “danger zone” (i.e., more than 10% of all claims), according to a recently released survey by...Read More »

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