A special edition MLN Matters article released last week points to two common reasons for RAC claims denials—lack of timely submission of requested documentation and lack of documentation supporting medical...Read More »
A recent ACDIS survey available to members shows that most CDI programs require specialists to conduct between eight to 12 new reviews per day per staff member and between 12–20 re-reviews daily.
Assessment of clinical measures associated with end-of-life treatment could actually improve care of the dying, according to a release regarding a study published recently in the Archive of Internal Medicine.
Study leaders abstracted the records of nearly 500 individuals who had...Read More »
Many CDI professionals diligently perform the day-to-day tasks of documentation improvement. And there are those who carry out this duty and so much more. The 2010 CDI Professional of the Year award and the two awards for Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement honor these...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas, CPC, ACDIS associate director
In the fall of 2009 Leah Taylor, RN, CCDS, and Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, president and vice president of the North Carolina ACDIS chapter respectively, challenged members of their local chapter to earn...Read More »
As always, the ACDIS office will be closed intermittently over the month of December in observance of the winter holidays. Specifically, the office will be entirely closed Friday, December 23, 2022, till Tuesday, December 27, 2022, and Friday, December 30, 2022, till Tuesday, January 3, 2023. ...Read More »
