by Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS
To limit exposure to claim denials and external reviews, the best safeguard for a facility is a robust, effective internal coding compliance policy, plan, and program.
Begin by reviewing any existing coding policies and...Read More »
Editor’s note: The CMS ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee (CMC) met on March 7 and March 8 to discuss proposed code changes to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. The committee is a federal committee...Read More »
CDI specialists do not work alone. They form a team with case management (CM) and physicians for concurrent documentation analysis and improvement. The case manager advises the physician on patient status, the CDI specialist ensures the...Read More »
Postoperative complication coding guidelines continue to cause difficulties for coders and CDI professionals. So, let’s analyze the steps needed to ensure complete, accurate, and compliant coding.
ACDIS would like to take a few moments to recognize and thank all our sponsors and exhibitors of the 2017 10th annual ACDIS conference. Every year, our sponsors and exhibitors help us make the conference memorable. Thank you for helping us make the 10th annual conference...Read More »