Coding and CDI professionals who skimmed through the fiscal year 2020 IPPS proposed rule may have noticed that quite a few longstanding CCs...Read More »
Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, will present “A Deep Dive into HCCs” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. Pinson is the principal and medical...Read More »
Hiring CDI specialists is, of course, an integral piece in the puzzle to building a successful pediatric CDI program. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of qualified pediatric CDI specialists in the industry and an institution may need to use a significant amount of resources to train CDI...Read More »
Facilities looking to establish or improve their denials management program should consider implementing a steering committee to set overarching priorities, review data, assess findings, and maintain communication channels between senior executives and...Read More »
Q: I’m doing a pilot program related to missed query opportunities in ED cases and I have a question about congenital conditions in outpatient billing. We recently came across documentation from an ED physician that stated a patient had “incidental congenital...Read More »
By Anny Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, and Page Knauss, BSN, RN, LNC, ACM, CPC, CDEO
Advancements in medicine and technology shifted a variety of services that were once solely performed in the inpatient setting to the outpatient setting. The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee’s...Read More »
Industry expert Joe Osentoski reimbursement recovery and appeals director at Quality in Real Time (QIRT) in Troy, Michigan, answered a few questions on why solid documentation is so crucial in home health. He will be taking a deeper dive into documentation and avoiding claims denials during his...Read More »
If your hospital owns or works with a home health agency, or if you as a CDI professional are involved in efforts to improve continuity of care and accuracy of reimbursement through improved accuracy of physician/clinician documentation related to home healthcare, please complete...Read More »
