The fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule includes...Read More »
Q: We’ve been having a CDI discussion in regards to the following...Read More »
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by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP Over the years there’s been a tsunami of denials from payers, Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC),...Read More »
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by Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA, ACHE
To reinforce formal documentation education provided to physicians and staff, open chart...Read More »
Through data analysis, CMS concluded that the average length of stay of functional quadriplegia cases are similar to those in MS-DRGs 947 and 948...Read More »
Accurate clinical documentation is the bedrock of the legal medical record, billing, and...Read More »
While the American Medical Association...Read More »
Medicare Administrative Contactors (MAC) have new revised audit targets, according to a...Read More »