We here at ACDIS have (affectionately) taken to calling outpatient CDI the “wild west.” The idea took root during our 2017 CDI Week due to its The Wild West: New Frontiers in CDI theme. But it’s quite apt.
The ACDIS team is busy planning the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which takes place November 14-15 in Austin, Texas. The agenda is finalized, but the call for poster and lightning round presentations is still open. Those...Read More »
ACDIS is proud to debut the CCDS-O certification. The CCDS-O exam will be live in more than 300 proctored, secure testing sites across the country starting Monday, April 22.Read More »
Unlike the inpatient CDI world, there aren’t many outpatient tracking tools premade and available through vendors, so newly minted programs are often left to develop and rollout homegrown solutions. Developing an outpatient CDI tracking tool can be a long, arduous, and sometimes overwhelming...Read More »
CMS announced that it will soon begin accepting applications to participate in its second cohort of the BPCI Advanced Model starting in January 2020.Read More »
Join expert instructors Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, and Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, on Thursday, April 4, 1-2:30 p.m. eastern, for a discussion of the ins and outs of HCCs and risk adjustment methodologies and learn how to apply the...Read More »
The American Medical Association’s (AMA) current procedural terminology (CPT) editorial panel approved sweeping changes to documentation and code selection guidelines for evaluation and management...Read More »