While the main conference doesn’t start until May 9, there are three pre-conference events taking place in Las Vegas, May 8-9. Each pre-con session offers attendees a way to extend their ACDIS experience a couple more days, gain...Read More »
In 2016, salaries of those in the $70,000–$79,999 range rose by just 2%, as did those earning $80,000–$89,999 (which grew from 15% to 17%). Those earning less than $69,999 remained the same at about 26%, and the number of those earning $59,999 or less increased by a little over 2%. But as...Read More »
There’s no doubt that focus in healthcare reimbursement shifted in the past decade—from payment for services rendered to payment methods which take the quality of those services into consideration.Read More »
The Local Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) welcomed its newest voluntary member, Michael McKelvey, RN, MBA, CCDS, Clinical Documentation Quality Coordinator at BJC Healthcare in St. Louis, Missouri, during its roundtable teleconference last Friday. The CAB includes past and present...Read More »
With seven highly qualified candidates for consideration, ACDIS members faced a difficult decision when voting in four new individuals to serve three-year terms from April 2017 through April 2020 on the ACDIS advisory board.Read More »
The Coordination and Maintenance Committee met at the CMS headquarters on March 7-8 to discuss the proposed new ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019. The commenting period for the proposed codes closes on Friday, April 7.Read More »
There’s only a few more days left to get a discounted hotel room rate for the ACDIS Conference. Reserve your room by April 12 to take full advantage of the discount. The conference takes place from...Read More »
