Denials & Appeals

​ACDIS is looking for folks to submit their ideas for the next, and last 2020 edition (November/December) of the CDI Journal...Read More »

The ...Read More »

According to a status report, the United...Read More »

​Q: Our dietitians send cases needing a query for malnutrition to our CDI staff. Previously, they were notifying providers of the...Read More »

According to an audit from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS)...Read More »

CMS released new COVID-19 Medicare billing FAQs to address...Read More »

Denials management and the appeals process has been on the rise as a popular CDI expansion area for years. As more and more CDI departments...Read More »

We’re considering doing a chart audit of our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) but aren’t sure what the value of that would be. Do you have...Read More »

by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting Section I.A.19 titled...Read More »

Risk adjustment primarily uses diagnosis codes related to chronic diseases to heighten reimbursement for sicker patients. CDI staff need to...Read More »