It’s hard not to use some form of cliché to describe the advent of ICD-10-CM/PCS on October 1, 2015. “Implementation is on the horizon.” “It’s time for a wake-up call.” “Alarm bells are ringing.” The images throughout this edition of the Journal mimic many of them. One thing is true, however, it...Read More »
by Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS
Did you know the United States is the last country in the world to adopt ICD-10? Many organizations held off on preparations, waiting in case another delay came. Now, however, the clock continues to tick, louder and louder. Now, the reality of...Read More »
CDI entered my life in January 2004. It clicked, and from then on my passion for CDI gained momentum. In a few short years, I began to hear of a group that catered directly to the CDI profession, and once I logged onto...Read More »
Last week’s congressional House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing regarding ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation left many industry leaders optimistic. Of the seven witnesses who answered committee questions and provided testimony, only one spoke against implementation, essentially...Read More »
Everyone wants a gold star. As a personal friend often puts it, “Wouldn’t it be nice to get a pat on the head and a cookie every once in a while?”Read More »
by Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CCM
The typical pay for performance (P4P) program provides a bonus to healthcare providers if they meet or exceed agreed-upon quality or performance measures. Quality. If I had a dollar every time that “buzzword” was used in the healthcare...Read More »
We welcome the new members of the ACDIS Advisory Board and encourage you to visit the Advisory Board page on www.ACDIS.org in the coming days to learn more about our newest members and to reconnect with the rest of the board.Read More »
