On October 13, CMS announced a new initiative to increase clinician engagement, including a regulatory review to begin reducing unnecessary documentation, according to a statement released by the agency.Read More »
The Chapter Advisory Board held its quarterly call for local chapter leaders Thursday, October 22. During the call, members of the three Missouri ACDIS chapters’ leadership recounted how they joined forces for the state’s first full-day event. Perhaps more vital for those listening to the call,...Read More »
Poor documentation can flummox radiologists and systematic reporting must be a priority, Joseph Glaser, MD, a nuclear medicine physician at Radiologic Associates, PC in Middletown, New York, told HealthLeaders...Read More »
Q: A patient with aspiration pneumonia and acute respiratory failure received treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the physician documentation but there isn’t any documentation for clinical indicators for COPD. Should we be clarifying for this...Read More »
Volunteer local chapter leaders are invited to connect with each other and the Chapter Advisory Board today, Thursday, October 20, at noon, eastern. If you are a member of the leadership team for your local ACDIS Chapter and did not receive the registration link,...Read More »
The new system outlined in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) represents the most significant change to Medicare in a generation, says Andrew Gurman, MD, president of the American Medical Association, in an October 5 conference call with news media.