CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 26

News: 2022 ICD-10-CM codes released

July 1, 2021
Clinical & Coding, News

The fiscal year 2022 ICD-10-CM codes have been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and effective starting October 1, 2022. Still pending release are the 2022 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 26

News: Roughly 10% discrepancy in software sepsis prediction model, JAMA says

July 1, 2021
News

Epic claims its sepsis prediction model sorts patients’ sepsis risk correctly 76% of the time, however, a study published in the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 26

News: OIG audit found Northwest Hospice received reimbursement for services not complying with Medicare requirements

July 1, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

In a review of 100 claims, an OIG audit of Northwest Hospice, LLC (NW Hospice), found 19 did not support the beneficiary’s terminal prognosis resulting in an extrapolated $3.9 million in  unallowable...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 25

News: Possible physician shortage of up to 124k doctors by 2034, projections find

June 24, 2021
News

The United States could see a physician shortage of between 37,800 and 124,000 doctors by the year 2034, according to the latest projections from the Association of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 25

News: U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released

June 24, 2021
News

The U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 25

News: DOJ intervenes in Integra $129 million Medicare whistleblower suit

June 24, 2021
News

A whistleblower lawsuit filed by Integra Med Analytics, LLC against a New York-based group of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

News: Non-COVID emergency department visits fell for all acuity levels during pandemic, study finds

June 17, 2021
News, Outpatient CDI

Research published in Health Affairs found a 35% reduction in emergency...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 24

News: UnitedHealthcare delays nonemergent ED visit policy amid provider pushback

June 17, 2021
News, Outpatient CDI

Due to provider pushback, UnitedHealthcare announced that they will delay the policy which would allow them to deny ED claims determined nonemergent...Read More »

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