CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 38

News: Value-based payments coming to post-acute care

September 12, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

During last week’s MedPAC meeting, MedPAC proposed a program that would tie quality to payments for skill nursing facilities, home health service, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 38

News: Physicians make daily diagnostic errors, poll finds

September 12, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

One in six physicians estimated that they make daily diagnostic errors, according to a recent Medscape poll.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 38

News: CMS to focus on stopping repeat fraud offenders

September 12, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS announced a new rule recently, called the Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process, which will focus on catching providers before they engage in fraudulent activity.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 37

News: EHR-related malpractice suits on the rise, report says

September 5, 2019
News, Quality & Regulatory

The number of malpractice claims in which the use of EHRs has contributed to patient injuries has been growing, according to a new report from The Doctors Company, a leading...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 37

News: Physician compensation rose significantly in 2018, AMGA study finds

September 5, 2019
News, Education

The median overall physician compensation in 2018 increased 2.92%, compared to a 0.89% increase in 2017, according to an AMGA survey.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 37

News: CMS urged to simplify billing, prior approval processes

September 5, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

In response to a formal RFI from industry stakeholders, CMS received...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

Note from the Instructor: Applauding early CCDS-O examinees

August 29, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, News

By Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

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 »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 36

News: CMS could use extrapolation to determine MA paybacks

August 29, 2019
Denials & Appeals, News, Quality & Regulatory

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 »

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