The deadline to submit a speaker application for the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI is tomorrow, March 15. This year’s event will be held November 14-15, at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. ...Read More »
The NAHRI, ACDIS’ sister association, is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2019 Revenue Integrity Symposium. Additionally, ACDIS recently opened its call for speaker proposals for the 2019 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI.Read More »
About 30% of ED visits among patients with common chronic conditions are potentially unnecessary, leading to $8.3 billion in additional healthcare costs.Read More »
According to this year’s CDI Week Industry Survey, only 10.38% of respondents (most of whom work in inpatient settings) don’t review for quality measures, continuing a year-over-year decline. For most folks on the inpatient side of the CDI world, reviewing for quality isn’t an expansion area...Read More »
Thirty-eight hospitals filed a lawsuit against the U.S. HHS on January 18, alleging that that HHS Secretary Alex Azar overstepped his authority when he finalized an OPPS policy that cuts...Read More »
By Jennifer Boles, CPC, CRC
Before starting an ambulatory or outpatient CDI program, those tasked with the project must first create some universal definitions so everyone is on the same page and speaking the same language. Consider asking:
By Ellen Jantzer, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
CDI specialists who have been around for a while might recall how in 2007 CMS implemented the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) system. This variation to the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) linked reimbursement...Read More »