CMS released the 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule last week on Thursday, July 13. With CDI programs increasingly looking at outpatient records, the need to read and digest the OPPS proposed rule has never been greater. This particular proposed rule, however,...Read More »
The first ever ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI event is only 63 days away. The event takes place September 18-19 at the Hilton Oak Brook Resort and Conference Center in Oak Brook, Illinois. With the event just around the...Read More »
The stew’s been simmering in the pot for a while now. All the separate ingredients are melding and the overwhelming aroma in the room is enticing. The stew is outpatient CDI. Its ingredients are...Read More »
CDI specialists reviewing outpatient observation records are “essentially playing the clinical detective,” said Seth Kirschner, senior manager at the Claro Group, LLC, in Chicago, on the April 19 episode of ACDIS Radio, “...Read More »
By Rebecca Hendren
Outpatient CDI is a fast-growing area of focus for those working in the field. In a recent member poll, 33% of our audience reported that they either have an outpatient CDI program or they are planning to launch one within the next 12 months.Read More »
CMS released a change request May 30 describing changes which will be implemented in the July 2017 quarterly update to the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS...Read More »
The first step in determining the impact of an outpatient CDI program and its return on investment (ROI) is evaluating the amount of outpatient care the organization provides.Read More »
By Rachel Strom, RN
Yes, I’ll admit it, I used to be one of those people, I am a former Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) reviewer. Before finding a great fit in on a CDI dream team (or so I’d like to think we are), I worked as a Medical Review Examiner for a MAC contractor...Read More »
