CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

News: Hospitals set prices ranging from $20 to $1,419 for COVID-19 tests

January 13, 2022
News

A recent analysis by Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker found that hospital-set prices for COVID-19 tests ranged greatly from as low at $20 to as high as $ 1,419. While the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 2

News: Integrative services boost cancer patient survival, study finds

January 13, 2022
News

Offering integrative oncology services such as nutrition counseling and patient support groups benefits many breast cancer patients, a recent ...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 1

News: Unvaccinated COVID-19 hospitalizations cost $13.8 billion over six months

January 6, 2022
News

According to a report by the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation Health System Tracker, COVID-19 hospitalization costs for unvaccinated adults between June...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 1

CDI tip: COVID-19 and EVALI: Review ICD-10-CM codes implemented mid-year

January 6, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

by Sarah A. Nehring, RHIT, CCS, CCDS

In the IPPS final rule for fiscal year 2022, CMS solidified an April 1 implementation date for ICD-10-CM/PCS code updates (in addition to the annual October 1...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 1

News: Cash prices for hospital services often lower than payer-negotiated rates, study shows

January 6, 2022
News

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open found that discounted cash prices for common hospital services were often lower than the payer-negotiated rates for...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

News: CDC finds healthcare-acquired infections declined in 2022

December 21, 2023
Clinical & Coding, News

A recent study conducted by the CDC revealed that healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals have “decreased significantly,” according to Medscape.​ The report...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

News: COVID-19 no longer in top five diagnoses for telehealth use

December 23, 2021
News

As of September 2021, COVID-19 no longer made the top five telehealth diagnoses, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. In August, COVID-19 was the fifth most common telehealth diagnosis in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 56

News: AMA report details health insurers’ monopolies on U.S. market

December 21, 2023
News, Quality & Regulatory

The AMA has released a comprehensive study on the state of competition in the United States’ health insurance market.Read More »

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