Effective January 1, 2011, CMS is expanding the number of ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes processed on institutional claims, according to an MLN Matters® article released March 5, 2010.
In 2008, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed a sample of nearly 300 Medicare hospitalizations from two counties in a one-week period in order to analyze current methods of identifying adverse events in hospitals. According to a report released this month, vulnerabilities exist in...Read More »
CMS will provide a a basic introduction to ICD-10-CM during its National Provider Conference Call of Tuesday, March 23, from 1-2:30 p.m. (EST). The call will discuss the requirement to report ICD-10, outline the benefits of the switch from ICD-9, discuss general structural differences between...Read More »
For CDI specialists, the physician signature is one more critical piece of documentation to keep an eye on. Actually, it’s one of primary reasons to query the physician according to the AHIMA physician query practice brief, “Managing an Effective Query Process”. CMS Transmittal 326 (Change...Read More »
More than 300 CDI specialists participated in the 2009 ACDIS salary survey. Respondents answered questions about CDI specialists’ compensation (most make between $50,000 and $70,000 on average), their program structure (most CDI programs...Read More »
Those who lived through the RAC demonstration project learned valuable lessons along the way, lessons that CDI professionals can use as the RAC reviews become permanent and audits begin to take on more medical necessity and documentation concerns.
Known primarily as a medical transcription and documentation firm, Tennessee-based Spheris was nevertheless the nation’s second-largest provider of clinical documentation technology and services. Earlier this month, the company filed for bankruptcy, according to an article in the ...Read More »
With approximately 30 applications up for consideration, ACDIS had a difficult time voting in four expert individuals to serve up to a three-year term. Incoming 2010 board members include:
James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, managing director in the FTI Healthcare’s Corporate Finance