I admit to being in a bit of a post-Thanksgiving malaise—feeling overstuffed and lethargic. I’m totally content to curl up on the couch and continue indulging on all the amazingly decadent dishes offered this time of the year.
Maybe you’re feeling this way, too. It’s hard to feel...Read More »
Back in the day (oh, about nine years or so ago), I found myself tucked into my office late into a Thursday evening skimming the tome that was the Office of the Inspector General’s annual Work Plan release. TheWork Plan is—just as its name implies—an outline or agenda of...Read More »
Medicare covers observation care as an outpatient service under Part B payments. (Medicare reimburses different healthcare providers under different systems or parts—Part A for hospital payments, Part B for medical/doctor’s services,...Read More »
After three years’ worth of frustration and postponements ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation seems to have been much ado about nothing (to quote Shakespeare). The October 1, 2015, implementation date has come and nearly a month has passed wherein the United States healthcare system lumbered on pretty...Read More »
Are you looking for a quick and easy way to engage your providers? Homemade baked goods and gifts recognizing consistent high quality documentation are a viable option. But, while treats are great for some, the best strategy for motivating providers can, in many cases, be their own track records...Read More »
When it comes to dinner-party small talk, CDI professionals often struggle to find an easy sound-bite explanation to the role they play within the healthcare system.Read More »
As I mentioned in the most recent edition of the CDI Journal, my 96-year-old grandmother recently took a spill. She hit her head on the corner of the kitchen counter, which earned her seven stitches over her left eye plus a compression fracture in her neck. Within 24...Read More »
