CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 54

News: COVID-19 pandemic inflicts moral injury on healthcare professionals, study shows

December 9, 2021
News

A study published by the Journal of the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 54

News: ACDIS/AHIMA Compliant CDI Technology Standards position paper released

December 9, 2021
News, Policies & Procedures

ACDIS and AHIMA have jointly released a new position paper titled Compliant Clinical Documentation Integrity Technology Standards.

Clinical documentation...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 54

News: BCBS plan targets behavioral health to reduce total cost of case

December 9, 2021
News

In October 2021, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey announced that its Neighbors in Health program had reduced total cost of care (...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

News: Writing clinical notes at a dedicated time can improve efficiency, study shows

December 2, 2021
News

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) found that clinician documentation styles can impact providers’ work...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

News: Massachusetts guidelines reduce elective procedures due to staffing shortages

December 2, 2021
News

The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) announced updated hospital guidance to once again reduce certain non-essential, elective...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 53

News: EHR sepsis alert volume increased during pandemic even though census declined

December 2, 2021
News

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that though the COVID-19 pandemic caused reduced censuses for most hospitals, the amount of sepsis EHR alerts increased 43...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 52

News: CMS releases new codes for COVID-19 immunization status

November 25, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

CMS released seven new procedure codes related to the introduction or infusion of therapeutics, including vaccines for COVID-19 treatments, effective April 1, 2022. The seven new procedure codes include:

  • XW013V7 – Introduction of COVID-19 vaccine does 3 into
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CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 52

News: Boston Medical Center announces Health Equity Accelerator

November 25, 2021
News

Boston Medical Center Health System (BMCHS) announced the launch of their new Health Equity Accelerator initiative,...Read More »

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