According to a new national study, one in five adults have personally experienced a medical error. CDI professionals, of course, won’t be surprised that four out of the six reasons listed...Read More »
Claims-based data suggest that the incidence of sepsis is increasing and mortality rates from sepsis are decreasing, but a new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston challenges that assertion.Read More »
CMS, after repeated urging from the American Hospital Association (AHA), announced last week that they will not be updating the overall hospital quality ratings on Hospital Compare this October.Read More »
Due to the overwhelming success of our sold-out live event ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, ACDIS has responded with a one-of-a-kind multimedia platform to keep the education, networking, and development going—right from your home office.Read More »
The OIG recently reviewed $51.6 million in Medicare Part B payments to acute care hospitals only to find that Medicare did not appropriately pay the hospitals for any of the reviewed outpatient services.Read More »
The majority (57%) of healthcare payers and providers believe predictive analytics will save their organizations 15% or more over the next five years, according to a 2017 Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Trend...Read More »
The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists(ACDIS) is proud to sponsor the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week. This week is a time to recognize CDI specialists for the critical role they perform within the healthcare...Read More »