There are a lot of changes coming with ICD-10—including an update to the exam for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential. Beginning in mid-January 2016, the exam will include ICD-10-related questions.Read More »
As healthcare reform bring changes in reimbursement and focus, it also brings a shift in job titles, roles, and responsibilities throughout the industry, James U. King, senior partner, chief quality officer and children's hospitals practice lead at executive staffing firm Witt/Kieffer, told ...Read More »
Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing ties reimbursement to quality measures, assessing criteria such as mortality, patient satisfaction, and other items.Read More »
When Melanie Halpern, RN-BC, MBA, CCDS, CCRA, CDI manager at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, began her CDI career in 2004, she didn’t have international aspirations. When she found out about the International Surgical Health Initiative (ISHI), she had to get involved. We...Read More »
by Brian Murphy, CPC
Let’s move forward with full implementation of ICD-10 on October 1, 2015, both for hospitals and physicians. But let’s also see a more transparent application process for the Cooperating Parties, allowing physicians/clinicians full representation at the table...Read More »
January was full of successful local chapter events despite Mother Nature’s best attempts to cover them with a wet, snowy blanket, and chapter leaders have much in the works for February and March.Read More »
When asked about the greatest obstacle in ICD-10 planning and implementation, survey respondents pointed to the continuing uncertainty about the final implementation date as their No. 1 concern, followed by staffing and competing priorities as additional difficulties.Read More »