No, we don’t mean the common table spice. The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) summarizes facility-specific data statistics for Medicare services that may be at risk for improper payments.Read More »
Along with new year’s resolutions, many CDI programs update their policies and procedures at the beginning of the year. To gauge the prevalence of policy updates, ACDIS is currently running a polling question on the...Read More »
This week, please take a minute to get to know Kerry Seekircher, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, director of CDI at Northern Westchester hospital/Northwell Health in Mount Kisco, New York.Read More »
In 2017, we launched a new live event focused on the ever-growing and changing outpatient arena. I’m pleased to announce that we will be hosting the event again in 2018. Next year’s ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI will be bigger and better, but...Read More »
Upon reviewing 2,145 inpatient claims at 25 providers, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that all but one claim incorrectly included the diagnosis code for kwashiorkor. This resulted in overpayments in excess of $6 million, according to...Read More »
For some lucky facilities, the new year means adding new CDI positions to the budget. The ACDIS Career Center provides a venue for such programs to reach qualified CDI professionals looking for new professional opportunities.
Now through January 31, 2018, those who enter the code ...Read More »
Q: I’m working on a case where a patient with atrial and mitral prosthetic heart valves on warfarin is being admitted for a heparin drip bridge prior to a colonoscopy.
A: Applying rationale from Coding Clinic, the reason for admission would be the condition for...Read More »
Mandatory bundled payment programs for surgical hip and femur fracture treatment along with the cardiac rehabilitation incentive payment model, were canceled by CMS last Thursday, AHA News Now...Read More »