CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 32

Q&A: A GMLOS primer

August 12, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

I’ve heard that the geometric length of stay (GMLOS) is always rounded to the nearest whole number as inpatient claims are paid by day. Based on my understanding of the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS), I thought that each inpatient stay is paid by a fixed amount, regardless of the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 32

ACDIS update: Join us for the next Quarterly Call on August 19

August 12, 2021
Education

Our third quarterly call will be held on Thursday, August 19. Quarterly calls are a benefit of ACDIS membership. During each call, members of the ACDIS administration and CDI community discuss concerns prevalent...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 32

ACDIS update: Special offer for ACDIS PRO and 2022 Pocket Guide preorder

August 12, 2021
Education

For a limited time, ACDIS is offering FREE admission to the Clinical Documentation Integrity Boot Camp Online with the purchase of ACDIS PRO or pre-order of the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 32

ACDIS update: CDI Week recipe card template available!

August 12, 2021

To go along with this year’s CDI Week theme of CDI Kitchen: Recipes for a successful program, we have created a template recipe card for you to use! Download it and share it with...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 32

Local chapter update: Hold an in-person get-together at the ACDIS conference

August 12, 2021

If you and anyone else from your local chapter are planning to attend the ACDIS national conference in Dallas this October, that might be a great time to try to get together and be face-to-face for the first time.

Many chapters are, understandably, sticking to virtual meetings at this...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 31

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Expand your leadership network

August 5, 2021

It’s hard to believe, but applications for the third ACDIS CDI Leadership Council term (2021/2022) are now open through August 31. It feels like only yesterday that we were launching the Council and welcoming our first...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 31

News: Government intervenes in six False Claims Act suits against Kaiser Permanente

August 5, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

The United States government has intervened in six whistleblower allegations that the Kaiser Permanente consortium violated the False Claims Act by allegedly...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 31

News: VA to pause EHR implementations for at least six months

August 5, 2021
News

After a strategic review found a wide array of problems with the first go-live site, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has paused implementation of its new...Read More »

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