CMS released its fiscal year (FY) 2016 IPPS proposed rule, and announced changes to MS-DRGs and their relative weights, the market basket update, and the expansion of its value-based payment quality measures.Read More »
A study of more than 28,000 online reviews of doctors revealed that as a doctor’s level of education and training increases, patient satisfaction decreases.Read More »
The ACDIS local chapter/networking calendar for April filled up quickly and May meetings are set to cover a wide variety of educational hot topics, particularly early in the month with four chapter meetings taking place on May 1. For additional information, visit the local chapter page on the...Read More »
At 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, Congress passed the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), which effectively eliminated the more than 17-year battle over cuts to physician reimbursement associated with the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR).Read More »
Today (Thursday, April 16) at 1 p.m., Eastern the American Hospital Association (AHA) joins Executive Health Resources (EHR) to review CDI trends across the country in a webcast on the AHA website.Read More »
With dozens of local chapters meeting all across the country April and May educational events for CDI professionals will no doubt sprout opportunities for program advancement. Read More »
$2.3 billion. That’s what the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) earned back from healthcare fraud judgments and settlements in fiscal year 2014, according to a March 19 report.Read More »