CMS released its list of quality measures under consideration (MUC) in November and the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) begun its annual review of the list, according to a blog post from the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC).
ACDIS Advisory Board member Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CDI manager at Penn State Hershey Medical Center brings along her team Marcy Miles, MT, (ASCP), MBA, manager of quality and process excellence, Melissa Macguire, RN, CDI educator, and...Read More »
Out of roughly 3,000 hospitals across the country, more than 1,600 will have an increase in their base operating MS-DRG payments, according to a CMS November 1 release, regarding...Read More »
Improper hospital claims dropped from $10.45 billion to $4.42 billion from the 2014 report period (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) to the 2016 report period (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015), according...Read More »
Every year the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) publishes a list of its audit targets for the following calendar year. Although this hefty tome tops 100 pages, it’s worth a review to ensure the OIG’s targets aren’t diagnoses and documentation trouble spots at your facility.Read More »
CMS will hold a MLN Connects® National Provider Call on Monday, December 12, 1:30-3 p.m., Eastern, regarding the 2016 hospital appeals settlement update, which became available to providers with outstanding claims denials as of December 1.
On November 3, 2016, CMS provided details on the...Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, the 3,500th person to hold the CCDS certification passed the exam. We are delighted to introduce you to Jaime Brown, BSN, RN, CCDS, a CDI specialist at Ochsner Health System at Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Please join us in congratulating her on...Read More »