Heightened and increasing complex payer denial activity are putting growing pressure on hospitals. With major shifts in reimbursement, and the growing costs of simply keeping the doors open and caring for patients, denials are just one more obstacle hospitals face.Read More »
As the government shutdown adds further strain to other revenue cuts, there are about 1,500 federally funded health centers facing significant financial challenges, KFF...Read More »
Newly acquired private equity hospitals tend to drastically reduce emergency department (ED) salaries, according to a study reported in MedPage Today.Read More »
As part of the fifteenth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, which took place last week (September 15-19, 2025), ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Debbie Breton, BSN, RN, CCDS, a CDI educator at...Read More »
As part of the fifteenth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Rebecca Lewis, MSN, RN, CPN, NPD BC, CPC, CCDS, CDIP, CDI supervisor at Nemours Children's Hospital in...Read More »
It’s hard to believe August is coming to a close this weekend and with it, the close of the 2025/2025 ACDIS CDI Leadership Council application period. If you’ve been meaning to apply for the upcoming term, this is your last call before applications close on...Read More »
Q: We are in the process of placing personal goals for clinic CDI specialists (i.e., CDI specialists who are reviewing clinic notes). One of our goals is to establish an appropriate query rate. In your experience, what is a good query rate for the clinic?Read More »
