CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 49

News: 2021 OIG top unimplemented recommendations released

November 4, 2021
News, Policies & Procedures

The department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the 2021 version of its annual publication, the OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations: Solutions To Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs....Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 49

News: UnitedHealthcare received $3.7 billion in 2017 in questionable MA payments

November 4, 2021
News

A previous OIG analysis asserted that 20 organizations were responsible for $5 billion in risk-adjusted Medicare Advantage overpayments through improper billing...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 49

News: ASNC “could not endorse” chest pain guideline

November 4, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News, Policies & Procedures

Following the release of a guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) sent a letter to its members saying that it “could not endorse” the guideline.

The...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 48

News: SEP-1 adapts to volume concerns

October 28, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

Due to concerns with the crystalloid fluid administration data element within CMS’ core bundle measures for sepsis (SEP-1), CMS has modified the Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures for the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 47

News: VA contracts independent cost estimate for EHR implementation

October 21, 2021
News

Over the past six months, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has faced several challenges with the implementation of a new EHR modernization (EHRM) program. In response, the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 47

News: HHS extends COVID public health emergency

October 21, 2021
News

Because of the continued consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the public health...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 47

News: SDOH payer coverage needs to be expanded, report says

October 21, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

According to a report published by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) needs to expand the list of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 46

News: 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines released

October 14, 2021
News

The 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines, for the management of sepsis and septic shock, place an “increased emphasis on improving the care of sepsis patients after they are...Read More »

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