I am terrible at multiple-choice standardized tests. People laugh when I tell them the hardest test I ever took was the CPR exam—yes, that CPR test. It is not that I lack competence in CPR (although it has been a few years...Read More »
CMS proposes to extrapolate results from Medicare Advantage (MA) audits and apply an overall error rate for all plans, according to an article in FierceHealthcare...Read More »
Hospitals may be trying to avoid readmitting patients in order to sidestep CMS penalties under Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), according to a new study published in The BMJ.
If you missed last week’s ACDIS Quarterly Membership Call, you missed some big news. The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists is changing its name—...Read More »
Publicly reported hospital quality ratings frequently offer conflicting results, which may be misleading to stakeholders and patients, according to a new analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine...Read More »
Findings from a CERT study show that insufficient documentation caused most improper payments for chiropractic services billed to Medicare in 2018, according to the ...Read More »
