The Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) recently announced ICD-10 recertification requirements...Read More »
CMS has modified the additional documentation request (ADR) limits (i.e., medical record request limits) for the RAC program in 2011, according to...Read More »
Recently, Robert S. Gold, MD, estimated that 60% of facilities nationwide implemented CDI programs, a best guess derived from an initial ACDIS...Read More »
CMS released the long-anticipated proposed rule for Medicaid recovery audit contractors (RACs) Friday November 5, setting the stage for the...Read More »
In the spring, AHIMA released its “Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs” in the Journal of AHIMA and also published its...Read More »
At the September 15, 2010 ICD-9-CM Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting, the committee implemented a partial freeze for both ICD-9-CM...Read More »
Patients who survive sepsis infections face a long battle with cognitive and physical decline, according to research from University of Michigan...Read More »