CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 11

Membership Update: HCPro, HealthLeaders Media, and DecisionHealth merge to form the H3.Group

March 9, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News

HCPro, ACDIS’ parent company, recently merged with HealthLeaders Media and DecisionHealth to form the H3.Group. The H3.Group combines three pillars of thought leadership, expertise, and application to provide critical insight, analysis, tools and training to healthcare organizations...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 10

Guest post: Teaching physicians to “think with ink”

January 12, 2018
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS

Several journals recently challenged our proficiency in diagnostic decision-making. A lead article in the September 12, 2017 Annals of Internal Medicine asserts that “several signs...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 10

Note from the instructor: Increase understanding of pathophysiological concepts for CDI

March 2, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, Education

CDI specialists depend on clinical indicators to support queries. Hospitals and physicians need clinical indicators to support the validity of documented diagnoses.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 10

News: Study shows nearly 10% improper payment rate for radiation oncology services

March 2, 2017
Clinical & Coding, News, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

Radiation oncology services billed to CMS had a 9.6% improper payment rate in 2015, leading to Medicare improperly pay $137 million for these services, according to a study reported in the January 2016 Medicare Quarterly Compliance Newsletter,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 10

News: JAMA study shows physician reviews on rating websites are few and far between

March 2, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News, Physician Queries, Education

Nearly 60% of patients say that online reviews matter to them when choosing a physician, according to a study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in 2014. However, the scope and usefulness of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 10

News: HealthGrades publishes the list of their 100 best hospitals for 2017

March 2, 2017
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, News, Quality & Regulatory

HealthGrades, the online healthcare provider rating service, released its widely read list of America's 50 and 100 Best Hospitals for 2017, with few changes seen from the 2016 list,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 10

News: ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting to discuss code changes

March 2, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, News

The CMS ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee is meeting next week, March 7 and March 8, to discuss proposed code changes to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. The committee is a federal committee comprised of representatives from CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and Perfection’s (CDC)...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 10

News: CMS calls for input on pediatric alternative payment model concepts

March 2, 2017
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding, News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS requested input on their potential pediatric alternative payment model concepts this week.Read More »

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